NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, SEPT 16
Air Defence Brigade at Vadodara celebrated the 81st Corps Day of Corps of Army Air Defence on Tuesday with full zeal and enthusiasm following all precautionary directions and advisories issued on COVID-19 pandemic, a Defence release said.
“On this occasion, all the veterans of Corps of Army Air Defence were also congratulated and given best wishes. The Overall Championship Banner along with various sports and professional trophies were awarded to the units for their achievements in events in the preceding training year on Saturday as a run-up to Corps Day celebrations,” the release added.
The first establishment of Corps of Army Air Defence was raised on September 15, 1940, as Number 1 Anti-Aircraft Technical Training Battery at Colaba, Mumbai, followed by raising of Anti-Aircraft Regiments and Anti-Aircraft Training Centres during the period 1940-45. The anti-aircraft units played a vital role in the British Indian Army and were instrumental in defending Allied Forces in India and other parts of the world. The sacrifices of the Indian Anti-Aircraft gunners helped the British win war against Japanese with impunity.
