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{{Short description|Armoured regiment of the Indian Army}}
{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name=11 Armoured Regiment
|image=
|caption=
|dates= 1984 – present
|country={{flag icon|India}} [[India]]
|allegiance=India
|branch= [[File:Flag of Indian Army.svg|24px]] [[Indian Army]]
|type= [[Armoured Corps]]
|role=
|size= Regiment
|command_structure=
|equipment= [[T-72]] tanks

|Past Commanders=
|ceremonial_chief=
|colonel_of_the_regiment=Maj Gen Praveen Chhabra<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2018/191752.pdf|title=Gazette of India, No 44|date=2018-11-03|access-date=2021-01-05}}</ref>
|notable_commanders=

|identification_symbol=11 Armd Regt
|identification_symbol_label=Abbreviation

|nickname=The Double First<ref>{{cite web|url= https://colhslamba.wordpress.com/2014/05/08/raising-day-of-11-armoured-regiment/|title=Raising Day of 11 Armoured Regiment|date=2014-05-08|access-date=2021-01-06}}</ref><br/>[[Sprocket]] Power Risala<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2011/jul16-11/h16.htm|title= Soldiers on cycles|date=2011-07-11|access-date=2021-01-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2012/jul01-12/h19.htm|title= Raising Day|date=2012-07-01|access-date=2021-01-05}}</ref>
|patron=
|motto= जीत ही जीत<br/>‘Jeet-Hi-Jeet’ (Always Victorious)
|colors=
|march=
|mascot=
|battles=
|anniversaries=
|decorations=
|battle_honours=
}}

'''11 Armoured Regiment''' is an armoured regiment of the [[Indian Army]].

== Formation ==
11 Armoured Regiment was raised on 7 May 1984 by Lieutenant Colonel HS Lamba at [[Jammu|Kaluchak, Jammu]] in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://colhslamba.wordpress.com/2016/05/06/remembering-the-raising-of-11-armoured-regiment/|title=Remembering The Raising of 11 Armoured Regiment|date=2016-05-06|access-date=2021-01-06}}</ref> It has an all-India all-class composition, drawing troops from various castes and religions.<ref>{{cite book|last=Gautam|first=PK|title= Indigenous Historical Knowledge: Kautilya and His Vocabulary, Volume III|date=2016|publisher= IDSA/Pentagon Press|isbn= 978-81-8274-909-2|page=153}}</ref>
==Equipment==
The regiment is presently equipped with [[T-72]] tanks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/russian-and-indian-armies-joint-exercise-indra-13-215553-2013-10-26|title=Allies regroup, deepen ties to take on new scenario|date=2013-10-26|access-date=2021-01-06}}</ref>
==Regimental Insignia==
The Regimental insignia consists of crossed [[lance]]s with [[pennon]]s, overlaid with the numeral "11" inside a [[sprocket]] at the crossing of the lances, mounted by an armoured fist and a scroll at the base with the regimental motto in [[Devanagari]] script.

The motto of the regiment is जीत ही जीत (Jeet-Hi-Jeet), which translates to ‘Always Victorious’.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://colhslamba.wordpress.com/2014/05/08/raising-day-of-11-armoured-regiment/|title=Raising Day of 11 Armoured Regiment|date=2014-05-08|access-date=2021-01-06}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Indian Army Armoured Corps |state=expanded}}

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