Army Day is celebrated on January 15 every year in India in recognition of Lieutenant General Kodandera M. Cariappa’s (later who became Field Marshal) taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Francis Roy Bucher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India, on January 15, 1949. The day is celebrated in the form of parades and other military shows in the national capital, New Delhi, as well as in all military headquarters.
