Lt. Col. M.A Siddiqui (Retd.)
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Lt. Col. M.A Siddiqui (Retd.) was commissioned in the Corps of Signals in December 1957. He participated in the Wars against China in 1962, against Pakistan in 1965 and 1971. He was awarded 'Mention in Dispatch' in the Bangladesh Liberation War 1971. His contact details are: [email protected], Ph: 9818260900
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Pistol Rocket Launching Schermuly: From Army Armament to Heroic River Rescue
Pistol Rocket Launching Schermully is the full name. Have you ever heard of the item? Signal officers of our vintage would remember as we...
Bridging History: Poonch’s Fight for Survival and the Legacy of Brig Pritam Singh
The princely state of Poonch is located about 273 km from Jammu. It is a valley, just like Srinagar & only at an aerial...
Indian Army Officer Defies Odds to Connect Dhaka in 1971
In my story "My Orders to Bring A Pakistani General to Dhaka to Surrender in 1971", I described the scene in Dhaka town when...
My Orders to Bring A Pakistani General to Dhaka to Surrender in 1971
While watching a clip on YouTube on their programme of enacting the surrender ceremony of the Pakistan Army, I was reminded of an interesting...
When Six Heroes Fell: Poonch’s 1963 Helicopter Crash Resonated Through Time and Halls of Parliament
Poonch valley is contiguous to Srinagar valley, separated only by an aerial distance of 60 km. Had a small portion of Hajipir, called the...
Breaking
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Colonel Robert Frommholz, Deputy Head of the Armament Agency...
New Arctic Strategy: Pentagon Seeks to Outpace Rivals in the Far North
On July 22, the Pentagon unveiled the National Strategy...
Terminator Army? US Military Going ROBOTIC by 2039!
A substantial portion of the American Army may be...
GCAP New Design Unveiled as 6th Generation Fighter’s face uncertainty Worldwide
The three main companies involved in the Global Combat...