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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.
Lt Gen Parami Kulatunga. The Gemunu Watch (GW) ("King Dutugemunu's Own") is a infantry regiment of the Sri Lanka Army, formed with troops from the Ceylon Light Infantry and the Ceylon Sinha Regiment in 1962. It has been deployed in many major operations against the LTTE. It is made up of 14 regular units and 9 volunteer units.
The lineage of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces dates back to 1881, when the British created a volunteer reserve on the island named the Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers. Created to supplement the British garrison in Ceylon in the event of an external threat, it gradually increased in size. In 1910 it was renamed the Ceylon Defence Force (CDF) and ...
The army was officially established as the Ceylon Army in 1949, though the army traces its roots back in 1881 when Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers was created; the army was renamed as the 'Sri Lanka Army' when Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972. In 2024, the Army had approximately 150,000 personnel. [1][3]
Sri Lanka Light Infantry. Panagoda Cantonment is a cantonment located in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It serves as the regimental headquarters of many regiments of the Sri Lanka Army and is an arsenal. It also houses one of the main Military Hospitals operated by the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps. It is one of the largest military bases in ...
It is based in Maduruoya it was established in 1985 at the Panagoda Cantonment by the Sri Lanka Light Infantry as the Recruit Training School under the command of Major A. K. Jayawardana SLLI. [ 1 ] In late 1984 the unit took over premises built for the Maduruoya Irrigation Project , and from 1986 began unit training of infantry battalions on ...
The army garrison at Poonaryn consisted of troops from the 1st Battalion, Sri Lanka Light Infantry under the command of its commanding officer, Major T.T.R. de Silva and 3rd Battalion, Gajaba Regiment under the command of its as its second in command Major U. Hemapala, as well as a Saber Troop from the 4th Armoured Regiment, Sri Lanka Armoured ...
The signing of the Indo-Sri-Lankan accord on 29 July 1987 [1] brought a temporary truce to the Sri Lankan Civil War.Under the terms of the agreement, [2] [3] Colombo agreed to a devolution of power to the provinces, Sri Lankan troops were to withdraw to their barracks in the north, and the Tamil rebels were to disarm. [4]