Sri Lankan Army

GPTKB entity

Statements (72)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:China
gptkb:India
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:Army_Day_(October_10)
gptkbp:budget over $1 billion (varies by year)
gptkbp:commanderInChief gptkb:Ranil_Wickremesinghe
gptkbp:country gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:decorations gptkb:Parama_Weera_Vibhushanaya
gptkb:Uttama_Seva_Padakkama
gptkb:Weerodara_Vibhushanaya
gptkb:Rana_Sura_Padakkama
gptkb:Rana_Wickrama_Padakkama
gptkbp:emblem Sri Lanka Army emblem
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:JVP_insurrections
gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Civil_War
gptkb:UN_peacekeeping_missions
gptkbp:flag Sri Lanka Army flag
gptkbp:founded 1949
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Army_Headquarters,_Colombo
gptkb:Panagoda_Cantonment
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Colombo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sri Lankan Army
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Lt._Gen._Vikum_Liyanage
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Tamil
gptkb:Sinhala
English
gptkbp:motto Duty, Honour, Country
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:SLA
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Jagath_Jayasuriya
gptkb:Shavendra_Silva
gptkb:Sarath_Fonseka
gptkb:Daya_Ratnayake
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Operation_Balavegaya
gptkb:Operation_Agni_Keela
gptkb:Operation_Earthquake
gptkb:Operation_Sath_Jaya
gptkb:Operation_Unceasing_Waves
gptkb:Eelam_Wars_I-IV
gptkb:Operation_Pawan
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Operation_Jayasikurui
gptkb:Operation_Riviresa
gptkb:Operation_Liberation
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:Commando_Regiment
gptkb:Gajaba_Regiment
gptkb:Gemunu_Watch
gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Armoured_Corps
gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Army_Medical_Corps
gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Army_Ordnance_Corps
gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Army_Service_Corps
gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Army_Women's_Corps
gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Artillery
gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Engineers
gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Light_Infantry
gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Signals_Corps
gptkb:Vijayabahu_Infantry_Regiment
gptkb:Sinha_Regiment
gptkb:Special_Forces_Regiment
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence_(Sri_Lanka)
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Ceylon_Defence_Force
gptkbp:recruitment_age 18 years
gptkbp:role land warfare
gptkbp:service_obligation voluntary and conscription during emergencies
gptkbp:size over 200,000 personnel (at peak during civil war)
gptkbp:website https://www.army.lk/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:7.62_mm_MG3_machine_gun
gptkb:40_mm_Bofors_guns
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5