Army Day 2020: Why we celebrate Army Day on 15th January every year

Today, the Indian Army is celebrating the 72nd Army Day. Every year Army Day is celebrated at all Army Command headquarters in order to honour the soldiers of our country who have set the greatest example of selfless service and brotherhood and more than anything the love for the country. 

The nation also pays tribute to the valour of the bravehearts on this day and thank them for their selfless service. 

The showcase event of the Army Day will be the annual parade at the Cariappa Parade Ground in New Delhi. The parade will be reviewed by Army chief General M M Naravane. He will also present gallantry and other awards to his personnel.

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हर भारतीय इस बात पर गर्व करता है कि 'भारतीय सेना शक्तिशाली, आधुनिक, सर्वश्रेष्ठ एवं उच्च मनोबल के साथ सदैव तैयार है।' हमारा देश के प्रति दायित्व हमारे प्रेरणा का अजस्र स्रोत है।#NationFirst #राष्ट्रसर्वोपरि pic.twitter.com/p24RGUPLQt

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Why we celebrate Army Day on 15th January?

Why January 15? Every year, the Indian Army celebrates the Army Day on January 15. It is because, on this day in 1949, the Indian Army got its first chief. Lieutenant General KM Cariappa took over as the reins of the armed force as first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India.

Army Day 2020 Theme

Every year Indian Army Day is celebrated with different themes and ideas. This year the theme is something new and innovative. DefExpo India 2020 will be India: The Emerging Defense Manufacturing Hub and the main focus will be on the 'Digital Transformation of Defense' is the Indian Army Day 2020 Theme.

What's new at this year's Army Day parade

It will be the first time when the woman army officer will be seen leading the Army Day Parade. In the 72nd Indian Army Day 2020, Captain Tania Sher Gill will be the first woman parade adjutant for the Army Day Parade this year. 

Tania Sher Gill is a fourth-generation Indian army officer who joined the armed forces in 2017 after graduating from the Officers Training Academy in Chennai.