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Siachen Base Camp, 12,000 feet above sea level at Partapur, is a base camp of 102 Infantry Brigade (Siachen brigade) of XIV Corps of Indian Army which protects 110 km long Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL) with at least 108 forward military outposts and artillery observation posts in the disputed region of Siachen Glacier in Ladakh Union Territory of India. It is approximately 6 hours drive north from the town of Leh via one of the highest vehicle-accessible passes in the world, Khardung La at 17,582 feet. Bana Top (20,500 ft) is the highest post in the region, an 80 km and 20 day trek for troops. Pahalwan Post (about 20,000 ft) and posts near Indira Col (about 19,000 ft) are other high posts. Kumar Post or Kumar Base, which serves as the battalion head quarter, is named after the Colonel

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  • Das Siachen-Basislager ist ein Lager der indischen Armee am zwischen Indien und Pakistan umstrittenen Siachen-Gletscher in Kaschmir. Es ist durch die vermutlich welthöchste Autostraße mit der sechs Autofahrtstunden entfernten Stadt Leh in Ladakh verbunden. Das Basislager der indischen Armee wurde im Siachen-Konflikt, der am 13. April 1984 begann, zur Versorgung ihrer stationierten Truppen aufgebaut. Die Temperaturen fallen bis zu −50 °C im Winter, es können Blizzards mit einer Dauer von 20 Tagen erfolgen und täglich meterhoher Schneefall stattfinden. In diesem Konflikt kamen etwa 2300 Soldaten und nach anderen Quellen 4000 Soldaten auf beiden Seiten ums Leben; dies weniger durch bewaffnete Auseinandersetzungen als vielmehr durch die Lebensumstände in großer Kälte und Höhe. Die pakistanischen Truppen unterhalten ihr Basislager in . Das militärische Camp der Inder besteht aus mehreren getarnten Hütten, die im Schutz eines Hügels aufgebaut sind. Ferner befindet sich dort ein kleiner hinduistischer Tempel, der mit mehreren Bannern geschmückt ist. Gewidmet ist der Tempel dem Soldaten Bana Singh, der einen pakistanischen Posten eroberte und dafür einen Orden erhielt. Daneben befindet sich ein Hubschrauberlandeplatz. Nach zahlreichen Attacken vor allem durch Artilleriebeschuss sind die Kampfhandlungen seit 2003 eingestellt. Seit 2005 wird zwischen hochrangigen Offiziellen beider Seiten um eine Lösung des Konflikts verhandelt. Im Oktober 2008 suchte der Generalstabschef der US-Heeres George W. Casey mit dem indischen Armeechef General Deepak Kapoor das Basislager auf. Casey interessierte sich vor allem „[...] for developing concept and medical aspect of fighting in severe cold conditions and high altitudes“ (deutsch: für ein Entwicklungskonzept und medizinische Aspekte im Kampf in extrem kalter Umgebung und großen Höhen). (de)
  • Siachen Base Camp, 12,000 feet above sea level at Partapur, is a base camp of 102 Infantry Brigade (Siachen brigade) of XIV Corps of Indian Army which protects 110 km long Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL) with at least 108 forward military outposts and artillery observation posts in the disputed region of Siachen Glacier in Ladakh Union Territory of India. It is approximately 6 hours drive north from the town of Leh via one of the highest vehicle-accessible passes in the world, Khardung La at 17,582 feet. Bana Top (20,500 ft) is the highest post in the region, an 80 km and 20 day trek for troops. Pahalwan Post (about 20,000 ft) and posts near Indira Col (about 19,000 ft) are other high posts. Kumar Post or Kumar Base, which serves as the battalion head quarter, is named after the Colonel Narendra "Bull" Kumar and it is 60 km from the Siachen base towards Indira Col. The Siachen brigade consists of five to eight battalions of Ladakh Scouts supported by artillery, air defence, engineer and other logistic units. Pakistan has not been able to scale the crest of the Saltoro Range occupied by India. The temperature goes down to minus 86°C during winters with icy 300 kmph blizzards. The average temperature is between minus 25°C during day and minus 55°C during the night. Siachen Base Camp, which serves the northern and middle sectors Siachen sectors, is one of the 2 bases for the Siachen region, and other base being just ahead of Thoise which serves the southern Siachen sector. Siachen Base Camp has Siachen Battle School for pre-induction training, orientation and acclimatisation for fresh troops and it is also a launchpad for deployment of the acclimatisation troops who are usually deployed on a 2 to 3 month stint on the forward post. The base has helipads, a memorial for martyrs, medical unit etc and it is connected by a motorable road. 12 Wing of Chandigarh AFSB of Indian Air Force (IAF) provides helicopter support to the forward posts for the logistics supplies and casualty evacuation by helicopter from the from Leh, Thoise and Srinagar, which in turn are supplied by the large transport planes such as C-17 and C-130. Each post has an artillery officer who are deployed in the rotation of 45 days. India has significant tactical advantage as it occupies most of the higher peaks on the Saltoro Mountain Range in the western sector of Siachen and Pakistan Army hold posts only at lower heights of western slopes of the spurs of the Saltoro ridge. For the military operation, to ferry two people and their supplies, a minimum of 2–4 helicopter trips were required. Each helicopter trip cost ₹ 35,000. For example, it took 20 days and 200 helicopter trips for the assault team to gather at Bilafond La for the Operation Rajiv in 1987. For every soldier on the combat post, 20 soldiers are needed at the base for replacement training, logistics and support. Until 2013, 26 decorations have been awarded to the Indian soldiers in this sectors, including 1 Paramvir Chakra (PVC), 5 Mahavir Chakra and 20 Vir Chakra to 11 officers and 15 OR of which 9 are posthumous. Additionally, many more Kirti Chakra, Shaurya Chakra, Sena Medal and Vayu Sena Medal have been awarded in this sectors. (en)
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  • Das Siachen-Basislager ist ein Lager der indischen Armee am zwischen Indien und Pakistan umstrittenen Siachen-Gletscher in Kaschmir. Es ist durch die vermutlich welthöchste Autostraße mit der sechs Autofahrtstunden entfernten Stadt Leh in Ladakh verbunden. Nach zahlreichen Attacken vor allem durch Artilleriebeschuss sind die Kampfhandlungen seit 2003 eingestellt. Seit 2005 wird zwischen hochrangigen Offiziellen beider Seiten um eine Lösung des Konflikts verhandelt. (de)
  • Siachen Base Camp, 12,000 feet above sea level at Partapur, is a base camp of 102 Infantry Brigade (Siachen brigade) of XIV Corps of Indian Army which protects 110 km long Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL) with at least 108 forward military outposts and artillery observation posts in the disputed region of Siachen Glacier in Ladakh Union Territory of India. It is approximately 6 hours drive north from the town of Leh via one of the highest vehicle-accessible passes in the world, Khardung La at 17,582 feet. Bana Top (20,500 ft) is the highest post in the region, an 80 km and 20 day trek for troops. Pahalwan Post (about 20,000 ft) and posts near Indira Col (about 19,000 ft) are other high posts. Kumar Post or Kumar Base, which serves as the battalion head quarter, is named after the Colonel (en)
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  • Siachen Base Camp (India) (en)
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