Lord Of Gondor
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Ah the Desert Scorpions again.....never get bored of seeing them in their natural habitat
-Credits to Team INDRA"Mustaffa Of Desert Warfare" - THE DESERT SCORPIONS
The 10 PARA SF erstwhile known as 10 PARA COMMANDO became the second Special Forces unit after the "Bravo" team of 9 PARA was separated and a new unit was formed on July 1 , 1967. And is celebrating it's Golden Jubilee this year
This unit was created as a Specialized Desert Warfare Special Forces and has carried out many cross border vehicle borne raids to clear the path for infantry , these types of raids were earlier conducted by the British SAS in North Africa during World War 2. One of the notable raids was the Chachro Raid of 1971 which was led by Lt Col (Then) His Highness Bhawani Singh, King of Jaipur. For his exemplary courage he was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra
He himself was the 2IC (Second-in-Command) of 9 PARA SF after being transferred to 10 PARA SF.
Other vehicle borne raids - Virawah , Islamkot , Nagarparkar
Today the unit is posted in Jodhpur and a small team marks it's presence in the Kashmir valley and Delhi.