Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, March 1

The Vajra Corps celebrated its 68th Raising Day today.To mark the occasion Lt-Gen BS Sahrawat, General Officer Commanding, Vajra Corps, laid a wreath and paid homage to martyrs of the Vajra Corps at the Vajra Shaurya Sthal. The ceremony were attended by serving and veteran officers.Vajra Corps was the first Corps raised in the country after the Independence in 1950 by Lt-Gen Kulwant Singh in Ambala.The Vajra Corps Headquarters was relocated to Jalandhar in 1951 and it proved its mettle on the strategic Western Front in various wars and achieved its objectives with elan and vigour.The Corps witnessed some of the fiercest battles in the history during the 1965 War. From the graveyard of Patton Nagar to the ruins of Barki and Dograi, numerous acts of individual and collective bravery, gallant sacrifices and inspiring leadership ensured that Vajra Corps played a pivotal role in shaping the history of the nation.The Vajra Corps is bestowed with the ‘Theatre Honour of Punjab’ and ‘Battle Honours of Sehjra’ and ‘Dera Baba Nanak’ and is proudly identified as the ‘Defenders of Punjab’.