Udhampur (J&K) On the occasion of Golden
Jubilee of Battle Honour ‘Kalidhar’ 6th Battalion the Sikh
Light Infantry remembered the martyrs of the 1965 war.
The unit has commenced the
Golden Jubilee celebrations of Battle Honour Day ‘Kalidhar’ by organizing the
wreath laying at Kalidhar War Memorial located at Sunderbani by Col Vijay
Hooda, CO, 6th Battalion the Sikh Light Infantry and Subedar
Major Jaswant Singh.
The War memorial is located
at the base of Kalidhar feature which was constructed by 6thBattalion
the Sikh Light Infantry in remembrance of the martyrs who laid down their lives
while capturing the Kalidhar feature from Pakistan troops during the 1965 war.
In 1965 Indo- Pak war in J&K, the unit distinguished itself in the
heroic defence of Chhamb and the capture of Kalidhar feature. In this operation
for its heroic action, 6 SIKH LI was awarded battle honour ‘KALIDHAR’ and
Theatre honour ‘J&K’. The then CO, Lt Col PK Nandagopal was awarded the
coveted Maha Vir Chakra (MVC).