September 15th marked the 67th Raising Day of the Western Command, the frontline operational command of the Indian Army. On this occasion, lt Gen KJ Singh, GOC-in-C Western Command laid wreath at the Veer Smriti, Chandimandir to pay homage to the Martyrs of Western Command.
The Command raised in 1947 as DEP Command with Headquarters at Delhi was re-designated ‘Western Command’ in January 1948. In 1954, the Headquarters of the Command moved to Shimla. After the Indo-Pak conflict of 1971, Northern Command, with its Headquarters at Udhampur, was carved out of Western Command to assume operational responsibility of Jammu and Kashmir. later, Headquarters Western Command moved to its present location at Chandimandir in 1985.