- 9 Gorkha Rifles
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=9 Gorkha Rifles
caption=
dates= 1807 - Present
country=India
allegiance=
branch= Army
type= Rifles
role=
size=6 Battalions
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garrison=Varanasi ,Uttar Pradesh
garrison_label=Regimental Centre
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patron=
motto="Kafar Hunu Bhanda Marnu Niko (Better to die than live like a coward)"
colors="Ayo Gorkhali (The Gorkhas are here)"
colors_label= War Cry
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anniversaries=
decorations=1Ashoka Chakra , 5 Param Vishist Seva Medals, 5Maha Vir Chakra s, 3Kirti Chakra s, 6 Ati Vishist Seva Medals, 17Vir Chakra s, 7Shaurya Chakra s, 13Sena Medal s and 14 Vishist Seva Medals
battle_honours=Post Independence Phillora, Kumarkhali and Dera Baba Nanak
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colonel_of_the_regiment=
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identification_symbol=A pair of crossedKhukri s with the numeral 9 below
identification_symbol_label=Regimental Insignia
identification_symbol_2=
identification_symbol_2_label=The 9 Gorkha Rifles is a
Gorkha regiment of theIndian Army . The regiment was one of the Gurkha regiments transferred to theIndian Army after independence as part of the tripartite agreement signed betweenIndia ,Nepal andGreat Britain .History
The history of the 9 Gorkha Rifles dates back to 1817, when it was raised at Infantry Levy at Fatehgarh. In 1823, it became a regular unit as part of the Bengal Native Infantry. After the reorganisations post-1857, the designation was changed to 9 Bengal Native Infantry with one of its companies formed by Gorkhas and other hillmen. By then the Regiment had fought at Bhartpur and in the difficult
Battle of Sobraon in theFirst Anglo-Sikh War . In 1901, the Regiment was designated 9 Gorkha Rifles.9 GR fought in the
Great War in Europe and in the inter war years took part in the operations in the North West Frontier. InWorld War II , it fought inItaly andNorth Africa .The 3/9 GR and 4/9 GR formed part of the
Chindit operations inBurma , and earned a reputation in the long range penetration operations.Post Independence
Since 1947 the regiment has fought in the 1962 Indo-China War, the 1/9 GR fought under the most demanding conditions on the Namka Chu in (Arunachal Pradesh).The Regiment was also involved in the 1965 and 1971 was with
Pakistan .References
The 9th Gurkha Rifles massacred hundreds of unarmed civilians on 13th April, 1919 at jallianwalla bagh in Amritsar
* [http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Regiments/9Gorkha.html 9GR on Bharat-Rakshak]
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