The 8 Gorkha Rifles is a Gorkha regiment of the Indian Army. It was raised in 1824 as part of the British East India Company and later transferred to the British Indian Army after the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The regiment served in the World War I and World War II, before being one of the Gurkha regiments transferred to the Indian Army after independence in 1947. Since then it has served in a number of conflicts including the Sino-Indian War of 1962 and the Indo-Pakistan wars of 1965 and 1971.

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  • 1824-01-01 00:00:00 (xsd:date)
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  • 1824-01-01 00:00:00 (xsd:date)
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  • Post Independence
    Punch
    Chushul
    Sanjoi and Mirpur
    Theatre Honours
    Jammu & Kashmir 1948
    Ladakh 1962
    Jammu & Kashmir, 1965
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  • Ayo Gorkhali (The Gorkhas are here)
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  • A pair of crossed Khukris with the numeral 8 above
  • Government (pipe bags and ribbons)
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  • The Shiny Eight
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  • 6 Battalions
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  • Kafar Hunu Bhanda Marnu Niko (Better to die than live like a coward)
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  • 1824-01-01 00:00:00 (xsd:date)
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  • 1824-01-01 00:00:00 (xsd:date)
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  • Post Independence
    Punch
    Chushul
    Sanjoi and Mirpur
    Theatre Honours
    Jammu & Kashmir 1948
    Ladakh 1962
    Jammu & Kashmir, 1965
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  • Ayo Gorkhali (The Gorkhas are here)
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  • A pair of crossed Khukris with the numeral 8 above
  • Government (pipe bags and ribbons)
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  • Kafar Hunu Bhanda Marnu Niko (Better to die than live like a coward)
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  • The Shiny Eight
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  • 6 Battalions
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  • The 8 Gorkha Rifles is a Gorkha regiment of the Indian Army. It was raised in 1824 as part of the British East India Company and later transferred to the British Indian Army after the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The regiment served in the World War I and World War II, before being one of the Gurkha regiments transferred to the Indian Army after independence in 1947. Since then it has served in a number of conflicts including the Sino-Indian War of 1962 and the Indo-Pakistan wars of 1965 and 1971. Today the 8th Gorkha Rifles is one of the most celebrated regiments of the Indian Army, having received numerous citations for bravery in the field of battle, and even producing one of the two field marshals, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, of the Indian Army.
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  • '''Post Independence'''
    Punch
    Chushul
    Sanjoi and Mirpur
    '''Theatre Honours'''
    Jammu & Kashmir 1948
    Ladakh 1962
    Jammu & Kashmir, 1965
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  • Ayo Gorkhali (The Gorkhas are here)
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  • War Cry
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  • 1824 – Present
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  • 4 Victoria Crosses (Pre Independence)
    1 George Cross
    1 Param Vir Chakra
    4 Ashoka Chakras
    1 Padma Vibhushan
    1 Padma Bhushan
    4 Param Vishist Seva Medals
    7 Maha Vir Chakras
    1 Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
    2 Kirti Chakras
    8 Ati Vishist Seva Medals and 1 Bar
    22 Vir Chakras
    13 Shaurya Chakras
    1 Yudh Seva Medal
    34 Sena Medals
    12 Vishist Seva Medals
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  • Regimental Centre
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  • Tartan
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  • Regimental Insignia
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  • Kafar Hunu Bhanda Marnu Niko (Better to die than live like a coward)
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  • The Shiny Eight
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  • 6 Battalions
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  • Rifles
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  • 8 Gorkha Rifles
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  • The 8 Gorkha Rifles is a Gorkha regiment of the Indian Army. It was raised in 1824 as part of the British East India Company and later transferred to the British Indian Army after the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The regiment served in the World War I and World War II, before being one of the Gurkha regiments transferred to the Indian Army after independence in 1947. Since then it has served in a number of conflicts including the Sino-Indian War of 1962 and the Indo-Pakistan wars of 1965 and 1971.
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  • 8 Gorkha Rifles
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