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[[File:National War Memorial, Pune.JPG|thumb|300 px|The National War Memorial Southern Command in [[Pune Cantonment]]]] | [[File:National War Memorial, Pune.JPG|thumb|300 px|The National War Memorial Southern Command in [[Pune Cantonment]]]] | ||
The '''National War Memorial Southern Command''' is a [[war memorial]] in the city of [[Pune]], [[India]], dedicated to [[History of the Republic of India|post-Independence]] war martyrs. This is the only war memorial in [[South Asia]] which has been erected by citizens' contributions.<ref name="TOI">{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Morwada-memorial-to-represent-tri-services/articleshow/5190647.cms |title= Morwada memorial to represent tri-services |first=Prasad | last=Kulkarni |date=3 November 2009 | newspaper=The Times of India | access-date=29 October 2018 }}</ref> | The '''National War Memorial Southern Command''' is a [[war memorial]] in the city of [[Pune]], [[India]], dedicated to [[History of the Republic of India|post-Independence]] war martyrs. This is the only war memorial in [[South Asia]] which has been erected by citizens' contributions.<ref name="TOI">{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Morwada-memorial-to-represent-tri-services/articleshow/5190647.cms |title= Morwada memorial to represent tri-services |first=Prasad | last=Kulkarni |date=3 November 2009 | newspaper=The Times of India | access-date=29 October 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-30|title=National War Memorial reopens for public with Covid guidelines|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/national-war-memorial-reopens-for-public-with-covid-guidelines-7167475/|access-date=2021-10-26|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> | ||
The memorial was unveiled and dedicated to the nation on 15 August 1998. A [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23|MiG-23BN]], used in the [[Kargil War]], is on display at the memorial.<ref name="TOI"/> | The memorial was unveiled and dedicated to the nation on 15 August 1998. A [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23|MiG-23BN]], used in the [[Kargil War]], is on display at the memorial.<ref name="TOI"/> | ||