SPECIAL FRONTIER FORCE
SPECIAL FRONTIER FORCE |
The
Special Frontier Force -SFF was created on 14 November 1962, near the end of
the Indo-China War. The Cabinet Secretariat had ordered the raising of an elite
guerrilla force composed mainly of Tibetan refugees. It's main goal was to
conduct covert operations behind Chinese lines in the event of another
Indo-China war. The first Inspector General of the SFF was a retired Indian
Army Major General who was known for his
unconventional thinking. Soon the SFF came to be known as 'Establishment 22'
due to its first Inspector General, who used to be commander of 22 Mountain
Regiment during World War II. The SFF base is at Chakrata, near Dehra Dun. It
is home to the large Tibetan refugee population. By early 1984, the SFF's elite Special Group
became the primary counter-terrorist force in India. They participated in the
assault on Golden Temple. The force was also used for VIP security in late
1984. Currently, one SFF battalion is stationed in the Siachen Glacier. In
1985-1986 several SFF members were given bravery medals for their actions on the
glacier. Currently the force has around 10,000 men with each battalion composed
of six companies, each company consisting of 123 men. There are around 700
Gorkhas in the force at any given time. Its emblem depicts a camouflaged snow
leopard sprinting above crossing sword and snow pick axe. This three have been
bordered below by the depiction of snow clad mountains where the force operates.
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