Officers paid their homage by laying wreaths on the Sharqat War Memorial to the courageous hearts of the infantry regiment who made the supreme sacrifice.
“The 114 Marathas wrote an immortal saga with their blood, courage and endurance. In recognition of their gallant act and valour, the Battalion was awarded the Battle Honour ‘Sharqat’,” a defence public relation officer mentioned in a press release.
In this specific motion, the unit received two Distinguished Service Orders, 4 Military Cross, six Indian Order of Merit, 16 Indian Distinguished Service Medals and eight Mention in Dispatches, with a mixed complete of 36 gallantry awards which until in the present day haven’t been surpassed by any unit of the Indian Army in a single operation, the assertion mentioned.
