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Haifa Honors Unsung Heroes: The Indian Liberation of the City
Indian cavalry regiments liberated Haifa from Ottoman forces in 1918; over 700 prisoners were captured and Indian soldiers are commemorated annually on Haifa Day.
- Haifa on Monday held a tribute ceremony for fallen Indian soldiers, and Yona Yahav, Mayor of Haifa, said textbooks now credit Indian troops, not the British.
- The Jodhpur, Mysore and Hyderabad Lancers mounted a horseback assault on September 23, 1918, overrunning Ottoman positions despite heavy machine-gun fire; historians say it's "one of the last classical cavalry actions in an era that saw large-scale mechanisation of war," the Indian Ambassador said.
- Major Dalpat Singh and other officers were decorated, while around 44 Indian cavalrymen were killed or wounded and over 700 prisoners plus 17 field guns and 11 machine guns were captured.
- Symbolic acts tied to the battle include Teen Murti Haifa Chowk, an Israel Post commemorative stamp, and plans for The India Trail honoring Indian soldiers' sacrifices.
- The Indian Army marks Haifa Day, with annual tributes at the Indian cemetery in Haifa, where around 900 Indian soldiers are interred across Haifa, Jerusalem and Ramle.
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'Indian, Not British, Soldiers Liberated Us': Mayor Of Israel's Haifa
The Israeli city of Haifa on Monday paid tributes to fallen Indian soldiers, with the Mayor noting that the city's school history books are being changed to correct that it was Indian troops and not the British who liberated the city from Ottoman rul
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Haifa honors Indian cavalry who liberated city in 1918
During Haifa’s liberation, around 44 Indian cavalrymen were killed or wounded, and hundreds of Ottoman and German soldiers were captured. By Eitan Elhadez-Barak, TPS Haifa officials and Indian dignitaries gathered at the city’s British Military Cemetery on Monday to mark the anniversary of the 1918 battle in which Indian cavalry liberated the city from Ottoman rule. The ceremony, attended by Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav, Indian Ambassador to Israel J.…
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