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The celebrations, the officer said, are being held at the respective present locations of the units who won the battle. "We would be celebrating the 10th anniversary of the battle at Drass on July 26, the day when the battle ended in favour of India and we wrested all our positions from the Pakistanis," he said. Kargil-based 8 Mountain Division of the Indian Army is planning to honour the units and next of kin of the martyrs and the gallantry award winners during the celebrations. "We have invited over 450 people including the representatives of the units, which took part in the action, the families of the martyrs along with the senior commanders of the region at that time," 8 Mountain Division Commander Major General Suresh Khajuria said.
The Army Chief and all the senior Commanders are going to be here for the event, he said. Units from three regiments-- 18 Greandiers, 2 Naga and 8 Sikh-- were involved in the operations to recapture the feature dominating the National Highway A1 (NHA1) and from where the Pakistani troops were shelling Indian convoys moving towards Kargil and Leh in a bid to cut off Indian supply lines towards Siachen and the whole of Ladakh region.
Their attack was launched on the feature in the corresponding night of July 4-5, 1999 by two batallions and by next morning, they evicted the Pakistani troops belonging to 12 Northern Light Infantry, Special Forces, Engineers and Artillery from the feature. After the operations, Havaldar Yogendra Yadav from 18 Greandiers was awarded the Param Vir Chakra for his exceptional display of gallantry in the intense battle for the peak. Tiger Hill has sharp conical features, which stands among the mountain tops a few kilometres north of Drass. During the Kargil war, the picture of Indian troops after having captured the Tiger Hill became the symbol of the Indian victory in the war.
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Gongratulation to Indian Army!!!Our army recaptured Tiger Hill from Pakistan army.Our army Captured Darchula Hill without war After tasting blow of Chinese Army.Lets capture Aannapurna and Everest too.Congratulainon!!!Army go on!!!
To the 527 brave Indians who sacrificed their today for my tomorrow. You are not dead today.. for you are too tall to die.. This country, the countrymen and history will not let you die. They say brave soldiers do not die.. they just fade away.. We Indians promise you.. We will not even let you fade away from our memories. Each of your lives have left us indebted.. A debt that we cannot repay even if we take seven births.. Thank you very much for getting my country back to me from the treachery of the sub-human barbarians. Salute to you all from this humble Indian today in the anniversary of your sacrifices. May you sign as the brightest stars in the Indian sky for eternity.
The whole countryand the central government should celebrate every victory. Unfortunately the entral governments run even the military operations on party politics. Damn the political parties and kodos to the army. However, the military comander who ignored the early warnings given by the routine patrols should be punished and punished severly. Well done to the Tiger Hill victors.