5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)

5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)
Cap badge of 5th Gorkha Rifles
Active	1858–present
Country	India
Branch	Indian Army
Type	Rifle Regiment
Role	Infantry
Size	6 Battalions
Regimental Centre	58 Gorkha Training Centre, Shillong, Meghalaya
Nickname(s)	Frontier Force
Motto(s)	शौर्य एवं निष्ठा Shaurya Evam Nistha (Courage and Determination)
Regimental Colours	Rifle Green   and   Black
March	War Cry: Ayo Gorkhali ("The Gorkhas are here")
Anniversaries	22 May
Engagements	The Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-1880 First World War 1914-1918 The Third Anglo-Afghan War of 1919 Second World War 1939-1945 Indo-Pakistani war of 1947-48 Indo-China war of 1962 Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 Indo-Pakistani war of 1971
Decorations	7 Victoria Cross 64 Military Cross 1 Ashoka Chakra 8 Maha Vir Chakras 5 Kirti Chakras 23 Vir Chakras 9 Shaurya Chakras 1 Yudh Seva Medal 53 Sena Medals 27 Mentioned-in-Despatches
Battle honours	Post Independence Zoji La Kargil Charwa Sylhet Sehjra Theatre honours Jammu and Kashmir-1947-48 Punjab-1965 East Pakistan-1971 Jammu and Kashmir-1971 Punjab-1971
Commanders
Notable commanders	Field Marshal Sir Arthur Arnold Barrett, GCB, GCSI, KCVO, ADC Lt General Faridoon Noshir Billimoria PVSM, ADC; General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Army Command[1] General Dalbir Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC Lt Gen Zorawar Chand Bakshi, PVSM, MVC, VrC, VSM Lt Gen S. K. Sinha, PVSM (Ex Governor of J&K and Assam) Maj Gen Ian Cardozo, AVSM, SM Lt Gen Richard Khare, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM
Insignia
Regimental Insignia	A pair of Black crossed Khukris with the floriated numeral 5 in between
Tartan	Government (pipes and drums)
Abbreviations	5 GR(FF)

5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force), also abbreviated as 5 GR(FF) is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army comprising Gurkha soldiers of Nepalese origin. It was formed in 1858 as part of the British Indian Army. The regiment's battalions served in the First World War (Mesopotamia) and Second World War (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran, Mediterranean, Italian campaign, and in Burma).

The regiment was known as the 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) when it was one of the Gurkha regiments that was transferred to the Indian Army following independence of Indian and Pakistan in 1947 and given its current name in 1950.

Since 1947, the regiment has served in a number of conflicts, including the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. It has also participated in peacekeeping operations in Sri Lanka.