<Tr> <Th> Established </Th> <Td> December 1948 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Gulmarg, Jammu & Kashmir, India </Td> </Tr> <P> The High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) is a training and research establishment of the Indian Army . In 1948, Indian Army established a ski school in Gulmarg which later became the High Altitude Warfare School of the Indian army specialising in snow--craft and winter warfare . It is one of the most famous warfare academies of the world . Selected soldiers from the UK, Germany and other countries visit regularly for specialist training . </P> <P> The school was established in December 1948 by General Kodendera Subayya Thimayya, then holding the rank of Brigadier . It was initially known as the 19 Infantry Division Ski School . During the winter of 1949 - 50, the school was redesignated as a Command Establishment and renamed as the Winter Warfare School . On 8 April 1962, it was upgraded to a Category A Training Establishment and adopted its current name . </P>

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