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Paying
a
tribute
to
the
valiant
soldiers
of
India,
Punjab
Government
has
set
up
an
international
standard
war
museum
in
the
city
of
Ludhiana,
famously
known
as
βMaharaja
Ranjit
Singh
War
Museum.β
The
War
Museum
consists
of
around
12
different
galleries
named
as
History
Gallery,
Uniforms
Gallery,
war
Heroes
Gallery,
Navy
and
Air
Force
Gallery,
Kargil
Gallery,
Signal
and
Medical
Corps
Gallery,
Library,
Light
and
Sound
Show
Hall,
Audio-Visual
Theatre
as
well
as
the
main
Foyer
area.
Located
on
the
GT
Road,
i.e.
NH-1
from
Ludhiana
to
Amritsar,
near
Hotel
Amaltas,
about
5kms
distance
from
Ludhiana
Railway
Station,
the
War
Museum
was
established
in
the
year
1999
in
a
vast
area
of
4
acres.
At
the
main
entrance
gate,
you
can
see
a
huge
figurine
of
Maharaja
Ranjit
Singh
sitting
conceited
and
glorious
on
a
throne.
You
can
also
find
models
of
tanks,
anti
aircraft
gun,
apec
car,
a
sukhoi
fighter
plane,
car
scout,
INS
Vikrant
on
both
sides
of
the
statue
of
Maharaja
Ranjit
Singh.
After
entering
the
hall,
at
the
right
side,
you
will
find
the
pictures
of
those
Punjabis
who
have
been
awarded
with
Vir
Chakra,
Mahavir
Chakra
and
Paramvir
Chakra.
The
left
hand
side
of
the
hall
bears
the
pictures
of
the
Generals,
Air
Chief
Marshals
and
Admirals
who
belong
to
Punjab.
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