Ceylon Army
| Sri Lanka Army ශ්රී ලංකා යුද්ධ හමුදාව இலங்கை இராணுவம் |
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Crest of the Sri Lanka Army
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| Founded | April 1, 1881 |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Type | Army |
| Role | Foreign and Domestic Defence |
| Size | 200,000 |
| Part of | Ministry of Defence |
| Military Headquarters | Army Headquarters, Colombo |
| Motto(s) |
Latin: Pro Patria "For the Fatherland" |
| Anniversaries | October 9 |
| Engagements |
World War II 1971 JVP Insurrection 1987–89 JVP Insurrection Sri Lankan Civil War |
| Website | www |
| Commanders | |
| Commander of the Sri Lanka Army | Lt. Gen. Crishantha de Silva |
| Notable commanders |
Gen. Sepala Attygalle FM. Sarath Fonseka Lt. Gen. Denzil Kobbekaduwa Maj. Gen. Vijaya Wimalaratne Maj. Gen. Bertram Heyn Maj. Gen. Anton Muttukumaru |
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| Flag |  |
| Presidential Colour |  |
The Sri Lanka Army (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා යුද්ධ හමුදාව Sri Lanka Yuddha Hamudawa)(Tamil: இலங்கை இராணுவம் Ilankai iraṇuvam) is the oldest and largest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces and is the nation's army. Established as the Ceylon Army in 1949, it was renamed when Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972. In 2010, the Army had approximately 200,000 regular personnel, between 20,000–40,000 reserve personnel and 18,000 National Guardsmen and comprises 13 operational divisions, one air-mobile brigade, one commando brigade, one special forces brigade, one independent armored brigade, three mechanized infantry brigades and over 40 infantry brigades. From the 1980s to 2009 the army was engaged in the Sri Lankan Civil War.
The professional head of the Sri Lanka Army is the Commander of the Army, currently Lieutenant General Crishantha de Silva. The Commander-in-Chief of the Sri Lankan Military is the President of Sri Lanka, who heads the National Security Council through the Ministry of Defence, which is the highest level of military command charged with formulating, executing defence policy and procurements for the armed forces. However operations of the Sri Lanka Army are coordinated by the Joint Operations Command, with other two armed forces.
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