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The Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police ( SLCMP) is the branch of the Sri Lanka Army responsible for the policing of service personnel and providing a military police presence on service property, operations and exercises. It is made up of three regular regiments and with headquartered at Regiment Center Polhengoda, Colombo.
Sri Lanka Light Infantry. Panagoda Cantonment, Panagoda. "Ich Dien" German – (I serve). The Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) is the oldest regiment in the Sri Lanka Army and the oldest infantry regiment in the army. It is made up of sixteen regular battalions and nine volunteer battalions, and is headquartered at the Panagoda Cantonment, Panagoda.
The Sri Lanka Rifle Corps (SLRC) is a regiment of the Sri Lanka Army. It is made up of two volunteer battalions. It has been formed with personnel from the central highlands and the many plantations in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is the only regiment of the Sri Lanka Army that recruits its personnel from a particular geographical area.
Ceylon Armed Services Long Service Medal. The 75th Independence Day Commemoration Medal was a commemorative medal awarded to the servicepersons of all actively serving ranks (including those undergoing basic training) on 1 February 2023 in both the regular and volunteer forces in the Sri Lanka Armed Forces and officers of the National Cadet ...
Major General (abbreviated as Maj Gen) is a senior rank in the Sri Lanka Army, and was created as a direct equivalent of the British military rank of major general.It is the second-highest active rank of the Sri Lanka Army while the Lieutenant General is the highest (the lieutenant general is the professional head of the army), and is considered to be equivalent to a two-star rank.
Commanders. Current. commander. Major General MKUP Gunarathna. The 55 Division is an elite division of the Sri Lanka Army. A principal offensive division it is currently deployed for combat operations in the Jaffna Peninsula and is under the command of Security Forces Headquarters - Jaffna .
Prior to 1956 the Sri Lankan armed forces received honours of the United Kingdom, including military decorations and campaign medals. Since 1981, Sri Lanka has introduced its own honours system. This has resulted in a new system of Sri Lankan honours, military and police awards, and campaign medals. [1]
The Sri Lanka Army 25th Anniversary Medal (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා යුද්ධ හමුදා 25වන සංවත්සර පදක්කම Śrī Laṃkā yuddha hamudā visipasvana sangwathsara padakkama) was presented to all ranks of the regular and volunteer servicepersons of the Sri Lanka Army provided they have ...