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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = 10th Armoured Regiment (10 Armd Regt)
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| dates = 1984 – present
| country = {{flag icon|India}} [[India]]
| allegiance = India
| branch = [[Indian Army]]
| type = [[Armour]]
| role =
| size = Regiment
| command_structure =
| equipment = [[T-72]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/government-press-release/standard-presented-to-87-armoured-regiment-41-armoured-regiment-10-armoured-117120501029_1.html|title=Standard presented to 87 Armoured Regiment, 41 Armoured Regiment & 10 Armoured Regiment by the COAS|date=2017-12-06|accessdate=2020-11-03|publisher=Business Standard}}</ref>
| Past Commanders =
| ceremonial_chief =
| colonel_of_the_regiment = Major General SS Slaria<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/223002.pdf|title=Gazette of India No 45|date=2020-11-07|accessdate=2020-11-24}}</ref>
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| nickname = Force Ten
| patron =
| motto = 'परम धर्म विजय' <br/>''Param Dharam Vijay'' (Victory is our main duty)
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The '''10th Armoured Regiment''', is an [[armoured regiment]] which is part of the [[Indian Army Armoured Corps|Armoured Corps]] of the '''[[Indian Army]]'''.<ref name="Nath2009">{{cite book|last=Nath|first=Ashok|title=Izzat: historical records and iconography of Indian cavalry regiments, 1750-2007|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sGQeQwAACAAJ|year=2009|publisher=Centre for Armed Forces Historical Research, United Service Institution of India|isbn=978-81-902097-7-9|pages=556–557}}</ref>

== History ==
The regiment was raised on 16 April 1984 by Lt Col Kulwant Singh at [[Ahmednagar]] with [[Vijayanta]] tanks.<ref name="Nath2009"/>

[[File:The Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat presenting the Standard Presentation to the Armoured Regiments, at Suratgarh Military Station, in Rajasthan on December 05, 2017.jpg|thumb|305x305px|The Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat presenting the Standard Presentation to the 10, 41 and 87 Armoured Regiments at Suratgarh Military Station, Rajasthan on 5 December 2017. Lieutenant SS Slaria received the standard on behalf of the regiment.|alt=|right]]

[[File:The Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat releasing the first day cover, on the occasion of Standard Presentation to the Armoured Regiments, at Suratgarh Military Station, in Rajasthan on December 05, 2017.jpg|thumb|305x305px|General Bipin Rawat releasing the 'first day cover' on the occasion of the Standard Presentation|alt=|right]]

Its first operational assignment however was at [[Samba, Jammu and Kashmir|Samba]], where it took part in [[Operation Brasstacks|Operation Trident]] in 1986.<ref name="Nath2009"/> The regiment has also taken part in [[Indian Army operations in Jammu and Kashmir|Operation Rakshak]], [[Kargil War|Operation Vijay]] and [[2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff|Operation Parakram]]. Four [[Sena Medal]]s and several Commendation Cards have been conferred on the regiment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/jaipur/report-president-standards-conferred-on-three-armoured-regiments-2565409|title='President Standards conferred on three armoured regiments' in DNA|date=2017-12-06|accessdate=2020-11-03}}</ref>

The Regiment was presented the ‘[[President's Colour Award|President’s Standards]]’ at [[Suratgarh]] on 5 December 2017 by General [[Bipin Rawat]], [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]], on behalf of the President of India, Mr [[Ram Nath Kovind]]<ref name=" Presidents-Standards">{{cite web |url=http://www.sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2017/dec16-17/h8.htm|title=10 Armoured Regiment - Presidents-Standards|date=|accessdate=2020-11-03}}</ref>

The Regiment is currently equipped with the [[T-72]] tanks.
[[File:10th Armoured Regiment celebrated 37th Raising Day.jpg|thumb|37th Raising Day, 16 April 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/westerncomd_IA/status/1383030022210945030|title=Force Ten celebrated 37th Raising Day|date=2021-04-16|access-date=2021-07-02}}</ref>]]
==Regimental Insignia==
The cap badge of the unit has crossed lances and pennons, with the numeral '10' at the crossing, mounted with an armoured fist facing right. The regimental motto ('परम धर्म विजय') is inscribed on a scroll below in [[Devanagari]] script.<ref name="Nath2009"/>

==References==
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