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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = 13th Armoured Regiment
| image =
| caption =
| dates = 21st December 1984 – present
| country = {{flag icon|India}} [[India]]
| allegiance = India
| branch = [[File:Flag of Indian Army.svg|24px]] [[Indian Army Armoured Corps]]
| type = [[Armoured]]
| role = Armoured Combat
| size = Regiment
| command_structure =
| equipment = [[T-90]]

| Past Commanders =
| ceremonial_chief =
| colonel_of_the_regiment = Brigadier Birender Singh Bisht
| notable_commanders = 
| identification_symbol = 13 Armd Regt
| identification_symbol_label = Abbreviation

| nickname = ''Triskaideca''
| patron =
| motto = ''वीर भोग्या वसुंधरा''
''Veer Bhogya Vasundhara'' ''(The Brave shall inherit the Earth)''<ref>{{cite web|url= http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2010/nov01-10/h6.htm|title=Sainik Samachar Nov 2010| date=2010-11-01|accessdate=2020-10-31}}</ref>
| colors = Scarlet and French Grey
| march =
| mascot =
| battles =
| anniversaries =
| decorations =
| battle_honours =
}}

[[File:The President and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the colours, at Babina, in Uttar Pradesh on October 19, 2010.jpg|thumb|305x305px|The President Mrs [[Pratibha Patil]] presenting the colours at Babina, [[Uttar Pradesh]] on October 19, 2010|alt=|left]]

'''13th Armoured Regiment''', is an armoured regiment 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=562–563}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2010/nov01-10/h6.htm|title=Sainik Samachar Nov 2010| date=2010-11-01|accessdate=2020-10-31}}</ref>

== Formation ==
The regiment was raised on 21 December 1984 at [[Ahmednagar]] under the command of Lt Col Balram Singh Mehta.<ref name="Nath2009"/> The regiment was initially raised with Sikh, Rajput and South Indian squadrons, but was later converted to "All India- All Class" composition.

== History ==
First equipped with [[Vijayanta]] tanks, the regiment converted to [[T-90]] tank profile in 2004.<ref name="Nath2009"/> Its first operational assignment, however, was in counter-insurgency duties in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name="Nath2009"/>

The regiment had the honour of participating in [[Delhi Republic Day parade|Republic Day Parades]] in 1987 and 2009 with Vijayanta and T-90 tanks respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuaFwr-uEFI|title=Republic Day parade 1987|date=|access-date=2021-05-16}}</ref>

The regiment was presented the ‘[[President's Colour Award|President’s Standards]]’ at [[Babina, Uttar Pradesh|Babina]] on 19 October 2010 by the President of India, Ms [[Pratibha Patil]].<ref name=" Presidents-Standards">{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/presidential-standards-to-five-army-t-90-regiments/695545|title=13 Armoured Regiment - Presidents-Standards |date=2010-10-01|accessdate=2020-10-31}}</ref><ref name=" Presidents-Standards 2">{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-president-to-present-colours-to-t-90-armoured-regiments-tomorrow-1454424
|title=13 Armoured Regiment - Presidents-Standards in DNA India|date=2010-10-18|accessdate=2020-10-31}}</ref>

[[File:The T-90 Tanks Bheeshma passes through the Rajpath during the 60th Republic Day Parade-2009, in New Delhi on January 26, 2009.jpg|thumb|305x305px| [[T-90]] Tanks of 13 Armoured Regiment pass through the Rajpath during 60th Republic Day Parade, 2009|alt=|right]]

==Regimental Insignia==
The regimental crest is a brass sunburst with white metal crossed lances and pennons. Number ''13'' is inscribed as the core of the sun and the regimental motto is inscribed in a circle around the core.<ref name="Nath2009"/> Number ''13'' in brass is worn as shoulder titles by all personnel of the regiment.

==References==
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{{Indian Army Armoured Corps |state=expanded}}

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