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	===Kargil War===		===Kargil War===
	During the [[Kargil War]] in 1999, the 1st battalion (1/11 GR) saw extensive action. Commanded by [[Colonel (India)\|Colonel]] [[Lalit Rai]], it was tasked with the capture of several strategic peaks in the Kargil region. The crowning moment of paltan's history came during the 1999 Indo Pak Kargil conflict. After a successful Siachen tenure, the Bn was concentrated at Nurla for de-induction. The advance party had already reached Pune and the ECC clothing issued to the unit had been deposited. Bulk of the weapons had been handed over to the relieving unit. It was in these circumstances that on 08 May 99, the battalion became the first unit to be inducted in the Kargil war. It was only on 02 Jun 99 that Col Lalit Rai, took over the reins of the paltan. Not to be disheartened by adversities, the ‘KIRANTIS’ in a trail of glory wiped out the enemy conquering Khalubar, Kukarthang, Point 5289, Point 5190, Point 5300 and Tekri in their stride thus proving once again that they are the best fighters in the world.		During the [[Kargil War]] in 1999, the 1st battalion (1/11 GR) saw extensive action. Commanded by [[Colonel (India)\|Colonel]] [[Lalit Rai]], it was tasked with the capture of several strategic peaks in the Kargil region. The crowning moment of paltan's history came during the 1999 Indo Pak Kargil conflict. After a successful Siachen tenure, the Bn was concentrated at Nurla for de-induction. The advance party had already reached Pune and the ECC clothing issued to the unit had been deposited. Bulk of the weapons had been handed over to the relieving unit. It was in these circumstances that on 8 May 99, the battalion became the first unit to be inducted in the Kargil war. It was only on 02 Jun 99 that Col Lalit Rai, took over the reins of the paltan. Not to be disheartened by adversities, the ‘KIRANTIS’ in a trail of glory wiped out the enemy conquering Khalubar, Kukarthang, Point 5289, Point 5190, Point 5300 and Tekri in their stride thus proving once again that they are the best fighters in the world.
	During the attack on 'Area Bunker', [[Captain (armed forces)\|Captain]] [[Manoj Kumar Pandey]], in spite of being injured in shoulder and leg, single handedly destroyed one enemy bunker after another until he finally received a fatal UMG burst on his forehead. Inspired by his spontaneous valour, the KIRANTIS struck like lightning upon the enemy until not a single one was left standing.		During the attack on 'Area Bunker', [[Captain (armed forces)\|Captain]] [[Manoj Kumar Pandey]], in spite of being injured in shoulder and leg, single handedly destroyed one enemy bunker after another until he finally received a fatal UMG burst on his forehead. Inspired by his spontaneous valour, the KIRANTIS struck like lightning upon the enemy until not a single one was left standing.
	For this act of exceptional bravery, [[Captain (armed forces)\|Captain]] [[Manoj Kumar Pandey]] was posthumously awarded the highest gallantry award the ‘PARAM VIR CHAKRA’. Apart from [[Captain (armed forces)\|Captain]] [[Manoj Kumar Pandey]], 13 other braves made the supreme sacrifice and immortalized themselves in the annals of history. Col Lalit Rai,		For this act of exceptional bravery, [[Captain (armed forces)\|Captain]] [[Manoj Kumar Pandey]] was posthumously awarded the highest gallantry award the ‘PARAM VIR CHAKRA’. Apart from [[Captain (armed forces)\|Captain]] [[Manoj Kumar Pandey]], 13 other braves made the supreme sacrifice and immortalized themselves in the annals of history. Col Lalit Rai,
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	==History==		==History==
	===First raising===		===First raising===
	The [[11th Gurkha Rifles]] was raised as an ad hoc unit in 1918 with troops and officers being drawn from the various Gurkha regiments. The regiment, consisting of four battalions,<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/gurkha/11GR.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060113083820/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/gurkha/11GR.htm \|archive-date=13 January 2006 \|access-date=28 November 2020\|title=11th Gurkha Rifles \|work=Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and the Commonwealth }}</ref> saw service in both [[Palestine (region)\|Palestine]] and [[Mesopotamia]] at the end of the [[First World War]], as well as during the [[Third Afghan War]] in 1919, before being disbanded in 1922 and the troops being reverted to their original units.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Sharma\|first=Anshul\|title=11 Gorkha – Captain Manoj Pandey's regiment\|url=http://captainmanojpandey.tripod.com/gorkha.htm\|access-date=27 January ~~2022~~}}</ref> There were no separate insignias authorized for this regiment and the personnel wore the badges of distinction of their parent units, though there have been instances where unofficial badges were made and worn by some personnel.<ref>{{cite web \|author=Templer, Andrew \|title=The 1/11th Gurkha Rifles \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060517033315/http://www.king-emperor.com/article3.htm \|url=http://www.king-emperor.com/article3.htm \|archive-date=17 May 2006 \|access-date=28 November ~~2022~~}}</ref>		The [[11th Gurkha Rifles]] was raised as an ad hoc unit in 1918 with troops and officers being drawn from the various Gurkha regiments. The regiment, consisting of four battalions,<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/gurkha/11GR.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060113083820/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/gurkha/11GR.htm \|archive-date=13 January 2006 \|access-date=28 November 2020\|title=11th Gurkha Rifles \|work=Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and the Commonwealth }}</ref> saw service in both [[Palestine (region)\|Palestine]] and [[Mesopotamia]] at the end of the [[First World War]], as well as during the [[Third Afghan War]] in 1919, before being disbanded in 1922 and the troops being reverted to their original units.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Sharma\|first=Anshul\|title=11 Gorkha – Captain Manoj Pandey's regiment\|url=http://captainmanojpandey.tripod.com/gorkha.htm\|access-date=27 January 2014}}</ref> There were no separate insignias authorized for this regiment and the personnel wore the badges of distinction of their parent units, though there have been instances where unofficial badges were made and worn by some personnel.<ref>{{cite web \|author=Templer, Andrew \|title=The 1/11th Gurkha Rifles \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060517033315/http://www.king-emperor.com/article3.htm \|url=http://www.king-emperor.com/article3.htm \|archive-date=17 May 2006 \|access-date=28 November 2020}}</ref>

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	*4th Battalion was disbanded		*4th Battalion was disbanded

	In addition, the [[Sikkim Scouts]] regiment, which was formed in 2013, is affiliated with the regiment.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://corecommunique.com/army-vice-chief-unveils-the-flag-of-sikkim-scouts/\|title=Army Vice Chief Unveils the Flag of Sikkim Scouts\|date=24 May ~~2022~~}}</ref>		In addition, the [[Sikkim Scouts]] regiment, which was formed in 2013, is affiliated with the regiment.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://corecommunique.com/army-vice-chief-unveils-the-flag-of-sikkim-scouts/\|title=Army Vice Chief Unveils the Flag of Sikkim Scouts\|date=24 May 2013}}</ref>

	==Battle and theatre honours==		==Battle and theatre honours==

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{{for|the regiment of the [[British Indian Army]] in the [[First World War]]|11th Gurkha Rifles}}
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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = 11th Gorkha Rifles
| image = 11 Gorkha Rifles Logo.gif
| caption = 11th Gorkha Rifles Regiment insignia
| dates = 1948 – present
| country = {{flagicon|India}} [[India]]
| allegiance =
| branch = {{army|India}}
| type = Rifles
| role = [[Light Infantry]]
| size = 6 Battalions
| command_structure =
| garrison = [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| garrison_label = Regimental Centre
| equipment =
| equipment_label=
| nickname = [[Kiranti]]
| patron =
| motto = ''Yatraham Vijayastatra (We are the Metaphor for Victory)''
| colors =
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| march =
| mascot =
| battles =
| anniversaries =
| decorations = 1 [[Param Vir Chakra]] 1 [[Military Cross]]es 3 [[Ashoka Chakra]]s 1 [[Padma Bhushan]] 7 [[Param Vishist Seva Medal]]s 2 [[Maha Vir Chakra]]s 9 [[Ati Vishist Seva Medal]]s 11 [[Vir Chakra]]s 5 [[Shaurya Chakra]]s 35 [[Sena Medal]]s 14 [[Vishisht Seva Medal]]s 18 Mentioned-in-Despatches
| battle_honours = Shingo River, Bogra and Batalik Theater Honours: East Pakistan 1971 and J&K 1971
| current_commander =
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| ceremonial_chief = Colonel of the Regiment
| ceremonial_chief_label =
| colonel_of_the_regiment = Lt Gen [[Anil Chauhan]]
| colonel_of_the_regiment_label =
| notable_commanders = [[General officer|Gen]] [[Bipin Rawat]]

| identification_symbol = A pair of crossed [[khukuri]]s with the Roman numeral XI inbetween
| identification_symbol_label = Regimental Insignia
| identification_symbol_2 = ''Jai Maa kali, Ayo Gorkhali (Hail goddess Mahakali, The Gorkhas Are Here)''
| identification_symbol_2_label = War cry
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The '''11 Gorkha Rifles''' is a [[Gorkha regiments (India)|Gorkha regiment]] of the [[Indian Army]] that was re-raised after independence. The regiment consists of primarily the [[Kirati]] Tribes [[Rai people|Rai]] and [[Limbu people|Limbu]] of Nepal and north-eastern India. It also recruits from [[Indian Gorkha]]s and [[Bhutia]]s from [[Darjeeling district]], [[West Bengal]] and [[Sikkim]]. Though it is considered to be the youngest of the Gorkha regiments its lineage is as long as those of the [[7th Gurkha Rifles]] and [[10th Gurkha Rifles]].

The regiment has participated in all major military operations India has undertaken since independence including in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]], [[Operation Polo]] in 1948, the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]], the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], and the [[Kargil War]] in 1999. Units of the regiment have also deployed abroad on UN missions.

==History==
===First raising===
The [[11th Gurkha Rifles]] was raised as an ad hoc unit in 1918 with troops and officers being drawn from the various Gurkha regiments. The regiment, consisting of four battalions,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/gurkha/11GR.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060113083820/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/gurkha/11GR.htm |archive-date=13 January 2006 |access-date=28 November 2020|title=11th Gurkha Rifles |work=Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and the Commonwealth }}</ref> saw service in both [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] and [[Mesopotamia]] at the end of the [[First World War]], as well as during the [[Third Afghan War]] in 1919, before being disbanded in 1922 and the troops being reverted to their original units.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sharma|first=Anshul|title=11 Gorkha – Captain Manoj Pandey's regiment|url=http://captainmanojpandey.tripod.com/gorkha.htm|access-date=27 January 2014}}</ref> There were no separate insignias authorized for this regiment and the personnel wore the badges of distinction of their parent units, though there have been instances where unofficial badges were made and worn by some personnel.<ref>{{cite web |author=Templer, Andrew |title=The 1/11th Gurkha Rifles |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060517033315/http://www.king-emperor.com/article3.htm |url=http://www.king-emperor.com/article3.htm |archive-date=17 May 2006 |access-date=28 November 2020}}</ref>

===Second raising===
Following [[India]]n independence in 1947, the Gurkha regiments of the [[British Indian Army]] were divided between the new [[Indian Army]] and the [[British Army]]. A [[referendum]] was held among the soldiers of the four regiments (2nd, 6th, 7th and 10th Gurkhas) that would transfer to the British as to whether they wished to join the British Army, as the decision to do so was made entirely voluntary.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bharat Rakshak :: Land Forces Site – 11 Gorkha Rifles|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Units/Infantry/388-11-Gorkha-Rifles.html|publisher=BHARAT RAKSHAK|access-date=27 January 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009010138/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Units/Infantry/388-11-Gorkha-Rifles.html|archive-date=9 October 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Of the four regiments, one battalion (4th battalion, 2nd Gurkhas) opted en masse to join the Indian Army and became part of the [[8 Gorkha Rifles]] as their 5th battalion. In the event, large numbers of men from the 7th and 10th Gurkhas, which recruited predominantly from eastern Nepal, opted to join the Indian Army as against the British Army to whom their regiments were allotted. So, in order to retain a contingent from this area of Nepal, the Indian Army made the decision to re-raise the 11 Gorkha Rifles.

11 Gorkha Rifles was officially re-raised on 1 January 1948, with the regimental centres at [[Palampur]] and [[Santa Cruz (Mumbai)|Santa Cruz]], [[Mumbai]]. The regimental centre was subsequently shifted to [[Jalapahar]] in Darjeeling, and then moved to Clement Town, [[Dehradun]] for a brief period, and finally to [[Lucknow]] where it was firmly established. The regiment was raised predominantly with the manpower from the non-optees of the 7th and 10th Gurkha Rifles. As the regiment was raised by the Indian Army after independence, it was decided not to retain the honours and traditions of the first 11th Gurkha Rifles of the British Indian Army.

Today, the regiment has a total of six regular and one Territorial Army battalions.

===Indo-Pakistani War of 1971===
[[File:Lalit_Rai.jpg|thumb|right|305x305px|[[Colonel (India)|Colonel]] [[Lalit Rai]] receiving the [[Vir Chakra]] from [[President of India|President]] [[K. R. Narayanan]] for his command of 1/11 GR during the Kargil War.]]

During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], the 5th battalion was involved in the action to fight against West Pakistan in East Pakistan(now Bangladesh), fetching the unit battle honour Bogra and theater honour East Pakistan. In the operations in East Pakistan, the unit had secured the Bogra town as part of 20 Mountain Division. In a daring operation, Lt. Teja Bedi single-handedly captured the headquarters along with the commanding officer and regimental medical officer of the [[Pakistan Army]]'s 52nd battalion, [[Baloch Regiment]], the regimental flag of which is still displayed upside down in the officers' mess of the unit as a prized possession.

===Kargil War===
During the [[Kargil War]] in 1999, the 1st battalion (1/11 GR) saw extensive action. Commanded by [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]] [[Lalit Rai]], it was tasked with the capture of several strategic peaks in the Kargil region. [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] [[Manoj Kumar Pandey]] was a young officer in 1/11 GR, who was posthumously awarded the [[Param Vir Chakra]] (PVC), India's highest gallantry award, for his actions in Batalik sector.

==Units==
[[File:Stamp of India - 1998 - Colnect 161838 - Gorkha Rifles Weapons.jpeg|thumb|right|305x305px|1998 postal stamp to mark the Golden Jubilee of the 11th Gorkha Rifles]]
[[File:Col. Sundeep.jpg|thumb|305x305px|Colonel Sundeep Sen, commanding the 11th Gorkha Rifles contingent of the [[MONUSCO]] in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].]]
*1st Battalion (Batalik)
*2nd Battalion (Shingo)
*3rd Battalion
*5th Battalion (Bogra)
*6th Battalion
*7th Battalion
*107th Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) (11th Gorkha Rifles) (based at Darjeeling, West Bengal)
Others:
*4th Battalion was disbanded

In addition, the [[Sikkim Scouts]] regiment, which was formed in 2013, is affiliated with the regiment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://corecommunique.com/army-vice-chief-unveils-the-flag-of-sikkim-scouts/|title=Army Vice Chief Unveils the Flag of Sikkim Scouts|date=24 May 2013}}</ref>

==Battle and theatre honours==
The battle honours of the regiment are Bogra, [[1971 War|East Pakistan 1971]], Shingo River Valley, [[1971 War|Jammu and Kashmir 1971]] and Batalik, [[Kargil War|Op Vijay J&K 1999]]. Theater honours are East Pakistan 1971 [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] and Kargil for Operation Vijay 1999.

==Gallantry awards==
;Victoria Cross
* Rfn. [[Ganju Lama]]

;Param Vir Chakra
* Capt. [[Manoj Kumar Pandey|Manoj Pandey]] (posthumous)

;Ashok Chakra
* Capt. M.B. Rai
* Rfn. Sal Bahadur
* 2Lt. Puneet Nath Dutt

The regiment has also won 6 Military Crosses, 2 Maha Vir Chakras, 7 [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSMs]], 9 AVSMs, 11 VSMs, 11 Vir Chakras, 5 Shaurya Chakras and 35 Sena Medals.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141009010138/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Units/Infantry/388-11-Gorkha-Rifles.html 11GR on Bharat-Rakshak]

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