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Film on 'Battle of Imphal' released

The film was released during the Assam Rifles Inspector General’s Conference, 2021 held at the headquarter of Directorate General Assam Rifles in Laitkor, Shillong, stated IGAR in a release.

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Updated 29 Oct 2021, 1:20 pm

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The Assam Rifles on Friday released a film on the "Battle of Imphal" which highlighted the valiant contribution of the various Assam Rifles battalions during the historic Battle of Imphal in World War II.
 
The film was released during the Assam Rifles Inspector General’s Conference, 2021 held at the headquarter of Directorate General Assam Rifles in Laitkor, Shillong, stated IGAR in a release.
 
It stated that the Battle of Imphal was a precursor to the Battle of Kohima where the soldiers of the Assam Rifles fought valiantly. 
 
The emphasis of the general conference was on drawing lessons from past experience in various fields and improving upon these aspects for better efficiency of the AR with an overall aim of living up to the bestowed title of "Sentinels of the North East" and the "Force that Binds the North East," it mentioned.
 
During the conference, the director general complimented the formation and unit commanders for ensuring peace and tranquil conditions in their respective area of responsibility and also exhorted them to be ever vigilant on the volatile and dynamic environment under the current scenarios, the release stated.
 
He also brought out that the AR has always identified itself with the populace of Northeast and ensured their security and well being, it added.
 
The conference was chaired by lieutenant general PC Nair, AVSM, YSM, DGAR and was attended by formation commanders, battalion commanders and staff officers of headquarters DGAR and formations, it further said. 
 
 

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