9 Gorkha Rifles
The 9 Gorkha Rifles is a Gorkha regiment of the Indian Army comprising Gurkha soldiers of Nepalese origin. The regiment was initially formed by the British in 1817, and was one of the Gurkha regiments transferred to the Indian Army after independence as part of the tripartite agreement in 1947. This Gorkha regiment mainly recruits soldiers who come from the Chhetri (Kshatriya) and Thakuri clans of Nepal. Domiciled Indian Gorkhas are also taken, and they form about 20 percent of the regiment's total strength. The 9 Gorkha Rifles is one of the seven Gorkha regiments of the Indian Army. The other regiments are 1 GR, 3 GR, 4 GR, 5 GR (FF), 8 GR and 11 GR.
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9 Gorkha Rifles
The 9 Gorkha Rifles is a Gorkha regiment of the Indian Army comprising Gurkha soldiers of Nepalese origin. The regiment was initially formed by the British in 1817, and was one of the Gurkha regiments transferred to the Indian Army after independence as part of the tripartite agreement in 1947. This Gorkha regiment mainly recruits soldiers who come from the Chhetri (Kshatriya) and Thakuri clans of Nepal. Domiciled Indian Gorkhas are also taken, and they form about 20 percent of the regiment's total strength. The 9 Gorkha Rifles is one of the seven Gorkha regiments of the Indian Army. The other regiments are 1 GR, 3 GR, 4 GR, 5 GR (FF), 8 GR and 11 GR.
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9-й гуркхский стрелковый полк ...... етьей индо-пакистанской войне.
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The 9 Gorkha Rifles is a Gorkh ...... GR, 5 GR (FF), 8 GR and 11 GR.
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Dera Baba Nanak
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1894 Dark Green; faced black
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Red faced yellow
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A pair of crossedKhukris with the numeral 9 below
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5 Battalions
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Kafar Hunu Bhanda Marnu Niko (Better to die than live like a coward)
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741,251,726
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Regimental Centre
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War Cry: Jai Maha Kali, Ayo Gorkhali
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9-й гуркхский стрелковый полк ...... етьей индо-пакистанской войне.
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The 9 Gorkha Rifles is a Gorkh ...... GR, 5 GR (FF), 8 GR and 11 GR.
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9 Gorkha Rifles
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9-й гуркхский стрелковый полк
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