Out of the 20 Victoria Crosses awarded in Italy, six have been received by Indian troopers.
New Delhi:
A memorial has been unveiled in Italy as a tribute to the Indian troops who fought within the Italian Marketing campaign through the Second World Conflict, officers stated on Saturday.
The memorial is within the type of a dwell sundial. The motto of the memorial is “Omines Sub Eodem Sole” which interprets to “All of us dwell beneath the identical solar”, the Defence Ministry stated in an announcement right here.
“Remembering the supreme sacrifices by Indian troopers, the Commune of Monotone (in Italy) and Italian navy historians have unveiled the ‘VC Yeshwant Ghadge Sundial Memorial’ at Montone (Perugia, Italy), as a tribute to the Indian troops who fought throughout Italian Marketing campaign, through the Second World Conflict, and to honour Naik Yeshwant Ghadge, Victoria Cross, who was killed in motion preventing on the heights of Higher Tiber Valley,” the assertion stated.
Ambassador & Mayor of Montone inaugurated Yeshwant Ghadge Memorial to commemorate gallantry and sacrifice of Indian troopers within the Italian marketing campaign. The memorial marked starting of particular relationship between 🇮🇳 and 🇮🇹 solid within the battlefields of Montone. @MEAIndia@adgpipic.twitter.com/JAV1vQvu0V
— India in Italy (@IndiainItaly) July 22, 2023
Neena Malhotra, Ambassador of India in Italy, and the Indian defence attache; represented India through the ceremony.
Numerous Italian residents, distinguished visitors and members of Italian armed forces additionally graced the event, it stated.
“Indian troopers performed a central position within the Italian Marketing campaign through the Second World Conflict, whereby greater than 50,000 Indian Military troopers from 4th, eighth and 10th Divisions have been concerned,” the ministry stated.
Out of the 20 Victoria Crosses awarded in Italy, six have been received by Indian troopers. Indian troopers suffered 23,722 casualties, of which 5,782 made the supreme sacrifice, and are commemorated within the 40 Commonwealth Conflict Graves unfold throughout Italy, it added.
As a way to make this memorial a participative endeavour, an Indian Military plaque has been positioned on the memorial commemorating the gallant sacrifice of all ranks of the Indian Military who fought within the Italian Marketing campaign, officers stated.
Inauguration of this memorial honouring their contributions through the Italian Marketing campaign is a “testimony to the truth that Italy holds in excessive reverence the supreme sacrifices and contributions by the Indian troopers through the Italian Marketing campaign of the Second World Conflict,” the ministry stated.
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