A visit by the Western Army Commander, Lieutenant General Harbaksh Singh and his intervention mercifully brought about special enhanced scales of food for the commandos. ![]() ![]() Long forced marches with heavy loads at regular intervals meant that the troops were losing weight. This meant that the commandos were on the same ration scales as conventional troops. The Army had little experience with special forces. It specialised in mountain warfare and was based permanently in Jammu and Kashmir. ![]() As a result of the lessons learnt in 1965, 9 Para Commando was raised under Megh Singh’s command in 1966.
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