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Re: Cars & 4x4s of the Indian Army
In the post Independence era, the Indian defence forces continued to use the Chevrolet CMP 15 (Canadian Military Pattern) of the early 1940 s WW II vintage. Ford of Canada too due to the World War II emergency, manufactured very similar trucks for the British Commonwealth of nations. A longer chassis and a crane variant were also in vogue. The Chevrolet had a 3.5 L and the Ford had a 3.9 L engine respectively. These totally dominated the 4 X 4 fleets with the Ford and Willys GPW, WW II jeeps and the Dodge Power Wagon.
The Dodge Power Wagon WC- 51 with its 3.8 L flat head 6 cylinder engine as a pick-up and a personnel carrier of the WW II vintage were also popular in our forces.
Bharat Ratna for Cariappa, Thimayya: Rashtrapati Bhavan sends letter to PMO
Congress MLC Veena Achaiah’s letter to the President Ram Nath Kovind seeking the country‘s highest civilian award Bharat Ratna for Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa and General K.S. Thimayya has been forwarded to Prime Minister’s Office.
The Rashtrapathi Bhavan has acknowledged the receipt of Ms. Achaiah’s letter dated February 6, 2021, addressed to the President regarding conferment of Bharat Ratna posthumously to both Field Marshal Cariappa and General Thimayya. On March 2, 2021, the Officer on Special Duty, President’s Secretariat, Jagannath Srinivasan wrote to Ms. Achaiah, seeking to bring to her notice that the letter she had sent to the President had been forwarded to the Prime Minister’s Office for appropriate action.
President Ram Nath Kovind dedicates to nation Sunny Side General Thimayya Memorial Museum
Madikeri, Karnataka, Feb 6 (UNI) ‘Sunny Side’, the residence of General Kodandera S Thimayya that has been converted into General Thimayya Memorial Museum, was dedicated to the nation by President Ram Nath Kovind here on Saturday.
President spent some time in the museum and watched the monuments which were on display.
The first President couple was taken around the museum in a buggy vehicle. And he laid the wreath at the Amar Jawan War memorial. Personnel from the Madras Regiment offered 21 gun salutes to the President.
The President spent nearly 45 minutes before leaving for Bengaluru.
President Kovind inaugurates General Thimayya Museum in Karnataka s Kodagu ANI | Updated: Feb 06, 2021 20:49 IST
Kodagu (Karnataka) [India], February 6 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday inaugurated a museum, dedicated to former Army Chief General Kodandera Subayya Thimayya.
The museum, which is situated at Madikeri in Karnataka s Kodagu, houses a variety of antique weaponry and war relics. Glad to inaugurate the General Thimayya Museum at Madikeri in Kodagu, Karnataka. It has preserved special aspects of the extraordinary character and contribution of one of the finest soldiers in the history of our army, Kovind said in a tweet. The memorabilia at Sunny Side , once the residence of General Thimayya, highlights the sterling features of our brave forces, he added.