Army Day is celebrated every year on 15 January in India, to commemorate Field Marshal Kodandera M Cariappa (then a Lieutenant General) taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Francis Bucher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India.
The date of the transfer of power was 15 January 1949.
If you already knew this, then here are ten questions that will test your knowledge about the Indian Army and its greatest victories.
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