All about the Armoured Corps Regiment of indian army

All about the Armoured Corps Regiment of indian army
10-February 2021 2.00

Indian Army Armoured Corps

The Armoured corps comes is one contest arms of the Indian Army. The Armoured corps formed in 1947 from two-third of the personnel and assets of the Raj’s Indian Armoured corps. Today the Armoured Corpsconsists of 63 Regiment, including the president’s bodyguards. The regiments were named different accordingly.  The terms "Cavalry", "Horse" and "Lancers", which have been dispensed with in the case of units raised post-independence, are historical legacies from the raising and renaming of these units when part of the East India Company's army and/or later the British Indian Army. As a matter of tradition, each Armoured Regiment has its own "Colonel of the Regiment", an honorary post for a senior officer who oversees the regimental issues concerning the unit.

 

 

Types of Armoured Corps Regiments in Indian Army

 

President's Bodyguard

The president’s Bodyguard comes under the Armoured Regiment of the Indian Army. It is the most senior in the order of precedence units of the Indian Army. The role of the president bodyguard is to escort and protect the president of India. They are placed in the RashtrapatiBhawan in New Delhi.  It is equipped as a mounted unit, with horses for ceremonies at the presidential palace and BTR-60 vehicles for use in combat.

 

 

 

 

 

Name

Other Name(s)

Raising Date

Raising Commander

Raising Location

Current Location

Ref

Tank

President's Bodyguard

 

1773

   

New Delhi

 

Horse

1st Horse

Skinner's Horse, The Yellow Boys

23 February 1803

Col. James Skinner

Hansi

   

T-72

2nd Lancers

Gardner's Horse

1809

Lt Col William Gardner

Farrukhabad and Mainpuri

   

T-72

3rd Cavalry

Flamingoes

1822

       

T-72

4 Horse

Hodson's Horse

1857

       

T-72

5th Armoured Regiment

 

1 December 1983

Lt Col J.P.S. Hanspal

Jodhpur

Patiala

 

T-90

6th Lancers

 

1 February 1984

Lt Col R.S. Deol, SM

Nabha

     

7th Light Cavalry

3rd Madras Lancers, 28th Light Cavalry

1784

       

T-72

8th Light Cavalry

5th Madras Native Cavalry, 1st Madras Native Cavalry, 4th Nizam of Hyderabad's Contingent Cavalry, 30th Lancers(Gordon's Horse), 26th Prince of Wales' Own Cavalry, 26th King George's Own Cavalry8th King George's Own Light Cavalry

23 Oct 1787

Maj Henry Darley

Arcot

   

T-72

9th Deccan Horse

The Royal Deccan Horse

1790

         

10th Armoured Regiment

 

16 April 1984

Lt Col Kulwant Singh

Ahmednagar

   

T-72

11th Armoured Regiment

 

7 May 1984

Lt Col Harjeet Singh Lamba

Kaluchak

     

12th Armoured Regiment

Barsinghas

1 October 1984

Lt Col L.R. Vaid

Kapurthala

   

T-90

13th Armoured Regiment

Triskaideca, Nightstrikers

21 December 1984

Lt Col Balram Singh Mehta

Ahmednagar

   

T-90

14 Horse

The Scinde Horse

1838/1846

       

T-72

15th Armoured Regiment

 

1 March 1985

Lt Col M.D. Law

Mamun

   

T-90

16th Light Cavalry

 

1776

       

T-72

17 Horse

The Poona Horse, Fakr-e-Hind

15 July 1817

 

Sirur

   

T-72

18 Cavalry

 

31 January 1842

   

Amritsar

 

T-72

19th Armoured Regiment

Invincibles

25 March 1985

 

Ahmednagar

   

T-90

20th Lancers

 

1857/1858
Re-raised 10 July 1956

Lt Col Umrao Singh

Ahmednagar

   

T-72

Central India Horse

21st King George V's Own Horse

1857

Captain Henry Otway Mayne

       

41st Armoured Regiment

 

1 July 1980

Lt Col J P Singh

Ahmednagar

   

T-72

42nd Armoured Regiment

 

1 January 1981

Lt Col RanjitTalwar

Babina

   

T-90

43rd Armoured Regiment

Charioteers

1981

Lt Col B M Kapur

Ahmednagar

   

Arjun Mk1

44 Armoured Regiment

 

15 December 1981

Lt Col D.S. Dhillon

Ahmednagar

   

T-72

45th Cavalry

PaintalisRisala

16 May 1965

Lt Col S.K. Candade

New Delhi

Suratgarh, Rajasthan

 

T-90

46th Armoured Regiment

Thunderbolts

1 July 1982

Lt Col Prithpal Singh Sandhu

Ahmednagar

   

T-72

47th Armoured Regiment

Penetrators

15 November 1982

Lt Col Tejvir Singh Sirohi

Babina

Sikkim

 

T-72

48th Armoured Regiment

 

1 December 1982

Lt Col DS Dhadwal

Meerut

     

49th Armoured Regiment

Falcons

1 October 1983

Lt Col J.P.S. Nakai

Ahmednagar

Jodhpur

   

50 Armoured Regiment

Fear Naught

July 1989

Lt Col A. .K Bhatia

Ahmednagar

   

T-72

51 Armoured Regiment

The Unicorn

15 July 1989

Lt Col R S Gill

       

52 Armoured Regiment

 

1 February 1994

Col Jugvir Singh

Roorkee

   

T-72

53 Armoured Regiment

             

54 Armoured Regiment

 

1 July 2010

       

T-90

55 ArmouredRegiment

           

T-90

56 Armoured Regiment

Lion Hearts

1 October 2011

         

57 Armoured Regiment

             

58 Armoured Regiment

           

T-90

59 Armoured Regiment

             

60 Armoured Regiment

 

2019

 

Ahmednagar

     

61 Cavalry

 

1 October 1953

Lt Col. Phulel Singh

Gwalior

   

Horse

62 Cavalry

 

31 March 1957

Lt Col RS Butalia

Ambala

Dehradun

 

T-72

63 Cavalry

Tresath

2 January 1957

Lt Col Harmandar Singh

Alwar

   

T-72

64 Cavalry

 

31 March 1966

Lt Col Trevor Lancelot Perry

Babina

     

65 Armoured Regiment

 

1 September 1966

Lt Col K KKaul

     

T-72

66 Armoured Regiment

 

1 September 1966

Lt Col Narinder Singh

Ahmednagar

   

T-72

67 Armoured Regiment

 

15 September 1967

Lt Col Niranjan Singh Cheema

   

T-72

68 Armoured Regiment

Gladiators

1 March 1968

Lt Col R.N. Thumby

   

T-72

69 Armoured Regiment

 

1 October 1968

 

Ahmednagar

   

T-72

70 Armoured Regiment

 

11 February 1968

Lt Col R Christian

Ahmednagar

 

Raised as 70 Guided Missile Regiment

T-90

71 Armoured Regiment

 

01 January 1971

Lt Col BS Chimni

Ahmednagar

   

T-90

72 Armoured Regiment

The Chhamb Knights

01 July 1971

Lt Col Inderjit Chopra

Ahmednagar

   

T-90

73 Armoured Regiment

The Desert Rats

03 Dec 1971

Lt Col KM Dhody

Ahmednagar

   

T-90

74 Armoured Regiment

 

01 Jun 1972

Lt Col KS Khajuria

Ahmednagar

   

T-90

75 Armoured Regiment

 

12 March 1972

Lt Col Vijai Singh

Sakna

Jaisalmer

Only regiment to be raised on foreign soil

Arjun Mk1

76 Armoured Regiment

 

21 March 1985

 

Ahmednagar

   

T-72

81 Armoured Regiment

 

1 October 1973

         

82 Armoured Regiment

Toofan-e-hind

01 Oct 1975

Lt. Col. MotiLalDhar

     

T-72

83 Armoured Regiment

 

01 Jan 1976

 

Ahmednagar

   

T-90

84 Armoured Regiment

 

1 July 1976

Lt Col Tarif Singh Dhiyia

Ahmednagar

Pathankot

 

T-72

85 Armoured Regiment

 

1 October 1976

Lt Col D P Singh

Ahmednagar

Nyoma

 

T-72

86 Armoured Regiment

Chhiassi

1 March 1977

Lt Col NS Malik

Ahmednagar

Nabha

 

T-90

87 Armoured Regiment

Lightning Streaks Regiment

01 July 1979

Lt Col DD Singh

Ahmednagar

Suratgarh

 

T-72

88 Armoured Regiment

 

September 1979

Lt Col IeshRikhy

Ahmednagar

   

T-72

89 Armoured Regiment

 

1 February 1980

Lt Col KL Bakshi

Ahmednagar

Namkum

 

T-72

90 Armoured Regiment

 

15 August 1979

Lt Col Manjit Singh Sawhney

Pawan Da Chak

Amritsar

   

 

Armoured soldiers, successor to the erstwhile cavalry, retains the ardor of the horse borne warrior of old, along with that infuriatingly languid full  of confidence and never being showcased in the public.  This is a necessity and not a facade. The Armoured soldiers must have the moral strength and martial sprit.  They take tremendous pride in the achievements of the past, opportunities of the present and focuses on the future challenges.

 

 

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