History of indian army.
Crest of the Indian Army Founded1 April 1895; 121 years ago Country India Type Army Size 1,200,255 active personnel 990,960 reserve personnel 136 aircraft Part of Indian Armed Forces Headquarters New Delhi motto (s)"Service Before Self"ColorsGold, red and black Anniversaries15 January –Army DayWebsiteindianarmy.nic.inCommandersChief of the Army Staff (COAS)GeneralBipin Rawat[4]Vice Chief of the Army Staff(VCOAS)Lieutenant GeneralSarath Chand[5]NotablecommandersField Marshal K M CariappaField Marshal Sam ManekshawInsigniaFlagAircraft flownHelicopterHAL RudraTransportHAL Dhruv,HAL Chetak,HAL Cheetah and CheetalTheIndian Armyis theland-based branchand the largest component of theIndian Armed Forces. ThePresident of Indiaserves as theSupreme Commanderof theIndian Army,[6]and it is commanded by theChief of Army Staff(COAS), who is afour-stargeneral. Two officers have been conferred with the rank offield marshal, afive-star rank, which is a...