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Tribune News Service,Bathinda, December 16

2015_12$largeimg16_Wednesday_2015_235818755 — Major General DN Singh, Chief of Staff, Chetak Corps, pays homage to the martyrs during the Vijay Diwas celebrations in Bathinda on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph

The Chetak Corps commemorated the 44th anniversary of Vijay Diwas at the Bathinda Military Station here today.The occasion began with a wreath-laying ceremony at Yodha Yaadgar War Memorial by Major General DN Singh, Chief of Staff, Chetak Corps, and other serving personnel in remembrance of the soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice in the service of the nation.Tributes were paid to the soldiers who took part in the 1971 war and added to the glory of the country.Vijay Diwas (Victory Day) is celebrated every year on December 16 to mark India’s victory over Pakistan during the Indo-Pak War of 1971.The end of the war resulted in the unconditional surrender of the Pakistan Army and liberation of East Pakistan as Bangladesh.This was the first instance after World War-II that a huge army of 93,000 uniformed personnel surrendered en masse in one of the shortest war of 13 days.