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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 .
Gemunu Watch; Gajaba Regiment; Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment; Mechanized Infantry Regiment; Volunteer Force. Sri Lanka Rifle Corps; Sri Lanka National Guard;
Includes commissioned officers of the Gemunu Watch regiment of the Sri Lanka Army. Pages in category "Gemunu Watch officers" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
The two Special Forces Regiment battalions eventually linked up and established a beach-head 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) south of Mullaitivu. [19] [20] The navy landed troops belonging to the 2nd battalion of the Commando Regiment, 6th battalion of the Sri Lanka Light Infantry and 7th battalion of the Gemunu Watch at the beach-head on 21 July 1996.
Gemunu Watch Kuruwitha Army Camp is a military base located in Kuruwita close to the town of Ratnapura in the Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka . It serves as the regimental headquarters of the Gemunu Watch of Sri Lanka Army .
Serving with the 1st Battalion, Gemunu Watch as a subaltern, he was appointed adjutant of the 2nd (Volunteer) Battalion, Gemunu Watch in 1968. [3] In 1970, he was appointed as an instructor conducting the jungle warfare phase for Officer Cadets at the Army Training Center (ATC) in Diyatalawa.
The Gemunu Watch was formed in December 1962, with Halangode as commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, was instrumental in forming and expanding the new regiment establish its own traditions and identity. Later, two volunteer battalions were also formed in 1964 and 1965.
Gemunu may refer to Gemunu Watch, an infantry regiment of the Sri Lanka Army; Gemunu Kulatunge, Sri Lankan general; Gemunu Wijesuriya, Sri Lankan broadcaster, comedian, singer and radio producer; Maharaja Gemunu, a 2015 Sri Lankan film; Cnemaspis gemunu, a species of gecko endemic to Sri Lanka