India to host special event in Paris to mark WW I centenary
10 years, 3 months ago

India to host special event in Paris to mark WW I centenary

India TV News  

New Delhi: India will organise a special event tomorrow to commemorate the centenary of World War I at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The Permanent Delegations of Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand and the United Kingdom have also extended their support to the special programme, a release said today. According to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, by the time World War I had ended in November 1918, more than a million Indian personnel had been sent overseas and over 60,000 troops got killed. The supreme sacrifice of Indian soldiers in Europe is recorded at the major World War I memorial at Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium, and at the memorial for Indian soldiers in Neue Chappelle in France.

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UK’s India Gate To Honour Role Of Indian Soldiers Who Fought In Two World Wars
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Firstpost  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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France to have memorial commemorating contribution of Indian soldiers during World War I
6 years, 5 months ago

France to have memorial commemorating contribution of Indian soldiers during World War I

India TV News  

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7 years, 5 months ago

India to bring back remains World War I soldiers who fought for British Indian Army against Germans in France

Firstpost  

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