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{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name=153 Medium Regiment (Self-Propelled)
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|dates=1985 – present
|country={{flag icon|India}} [[India]]
|allegiance=India
|branch= [[File:Flag of Indian Army.svg|24px]] [[Indian Army]]
|type= [[File:Regiment of Artillery Insignia (India).svg|20px]] [[Artillery]]
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|size= Regiment
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|identification_symbol=153 Med Regt (SP)
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|nickname=''Long Rangers''<ref name="Sainik">{{cite book|title=Sainik Samachar Volume 57|year=2010|publisher=Director of Public Relations, Ministry of Defence}}</ref>
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|motto= Sarvatra, Izzat-O-Iqbal (Everywhere with Honour and Glory)<br/>Shreshthta ke liye sangharsh
|colors= Red & Navy Blue
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|anniversaries=7 January – Raising Day
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'''153 Medium Regiment (Self-Propelled)''' is part of the [[Regiment of Artillery (India)|Regiment of Artillery]] of the [[Indian Army]].
== Formation==
The regiment was raised on 7 January 1985 at [[Jhansi]] in Uttar Pradesh.<ref name="Sainik"/><ref name="SJ">{{cite web|url= https://stampsofindia.com/lists/pmk/aps/2010/2010aps01.jpg|title=153 Medium Regiment-Indian Army Postal Cover|date=2010-01-07|access-date=2024-02-23}}</ref> It consists of 1531, 1532 and 1533 medium batteries. The regiment is a mixed class troops regiment.

==Operations==
The regiment has taken part in the following operations<ref name="SJ"/> –
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*[[Operation Brasstacks|Operation Trident]]
*[[Kargil War|Operation Vijay]] – The regiment took part in the Kargil war under the command of Colonel NP Rarilal.<ref>{{cite book|last=Mayadas|first=Lt Gen M|title=How the Bofors Affair Transformed India, 1989-1999|year=1999|publisher=Lancer Publishers|isbn=978-1897829646}}</ref> It saw action in the Kaksar and [[Batalik]] sub sectors with its [[Haubits FH77|Bofors guns]].<ref name="Balbir">{{cite web|url= https://honourpoint.in/profile/sub-balbir-singh-sm/|title= Sub Balbir Singh SM|date=|access-date=2024-02-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Ludra |first=Kuldip Singh|title=Operation Badr: Mussharef's Contribution to Pakistan's Thousand Years War Against India |date=2001 |publisher=Institute for Strategic Research and Analysis |isbn=978-81-901361-1-2 |pages=156, 188|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Musharraf's War |last=Nath |first=Rajendra |publisher=Lancers Books |year=2003 |page=149}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/203255/6/chapter%204.pdf|title=Anjan Mukherjee in Evolution of Indian Artillery and its Impact on India's Comprehensive Military Power, chapter III|access-date=2024-02-23}}</ref> The Apati War Memorial in Kargil commemorates the soldiers from the unit, who lost their lives during this operation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/centre-keen-to-promote-tourism-in-kargil-103212|title=Centre keen to promote tourism in Kargil|date=2015-07-06|access-date=2024-02-23}}</ref>
[[File:Kargil war memorial2.jpg|thumb|[[Kargil War Memorial]] with the name of the martyrs from the regiment]]
*Operation Rhino – Counter terrorist operations in [[Assam]].
*Operation Falcon
*Operation Bajrang
*Operation Rakshak – The unit was deployed in counter terrorist operations in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]].
*[[Operation Meghdoot]] – Operations in [[Siachen glacier]].
*[[2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff|Operation Parakram]]

==Gallantry awards==
The regiment has won the following gallantry awards -
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*[[Sena Medal]] – Subedar Balbir Singh (posthumous)<ref name="Balbir"/>
==Motto==
The motto of the regiment is श्रेष्ठता के लिए संघर्ष (Shreshthta ke liye sangharsh) which translates to ''Struggle for superiority''.<ref name="SJ"/>
==See also==
*[[List of regiments of the Indian Army#Artillery|List of artillery regiments of Indian Army]]
==References==
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[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1985]]
[[Category:Artillery regiments of the Indian Army after 1947]]

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Prof.Dr.VK Agarwal at 04:59, 1 October 2024