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{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name=175 Medium Regiment
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|dates= 1967 – present
|country={{flag icon|India}} [[India]]
|allegiance=India
|branch= [[File:Flag of Indian Army.svg|24px]] [[Indian Army]]
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|identification_symbol=175 Med Regt
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|motto= Sarvatra, Izzat-O-Iqbal (Everywhere with Honour and Glory)
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|anniversaries=1 March – Raising Day
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'''175 Medium Regiment''' is part of the [[Regiment of Artillery (India)|Regiment of Artillery]] of the [[Indian Army]].
== Formation==
The regiment was raised as '''175 Field Regiment''' on 1 March 1967 at [[Bangalore]]. The first commanding officer was Lieutenant Colonel (later Brigadier) MR Rangappa. It consists of 1751, 1752 and 1753 batteries.<ref name="175MedAPOcover">{{cite web|url=https://samsshopping.com/product/175-medium-regiment/|title=175 Field Regiment Golden Jubilee APO postal cover|date=2016-10-14|access-date=2023-08-26}}</ref>
==Class composition==
The regiment is a single class regiment with [[Sikhs|Sikh]] soldiers from [[Malwa]], [[Majha]] and [[Doaba]] belts of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]].<ref name="175MedAPOcover"/>
==Equipment==
At raising, the regiment was equipped with [[100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3)|100 mm Soviet field guns]]. It converted to [[76 mm mountain gun M48|76 mm mountain guns]] in 1980 at Ahirgarh, [[North-East Frontier Agency]]. Two years later, it converted to [[75/24 Pack Howitzer]]s. In 1990, the unit converted to [[Indian field gun|105 mm light field guns]], when posted to Alhilal in [[Himachal Pradesh]]. Four years later in 1994, it changed over to [[Indian field gun]]s. In 2004, the regiment was converted to a medium regiment and moved to [[Meerut]]. It was equipped with [[130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46)|130 mm guns]]. When it moved to [[Panzgam, Pulwama|Panzgam]], it operated the [[Soltam Systems|Soltam]] 155 mm upgraded version of the same gun. It reverted to its 130 mm guns, when the unit moved to [[Alwar]].<ref name="175MedAPOcover"/>
==Operations==
The regiment has taken part in the following operations<ref name="175MedAPOcover"/> –
*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] – The regiment took part in Operation Cactus Lily between October 1971 and March 1972. It was part of the divisional artillery of [[15th Infantry Division (India)|15 Infantry Division]], which was tasked to defend [[Amritsar]] and [[Dera Baba Nanak]] sectors. Captain HS Kahlon, whio was an [[Artillery observer|OP Officer]] with [[Punjab Regiment (India)|9 Punjab]], distinguished himself in the defence of Ranian. He was awarded the Vir Chakra for his valour.<ref name="Jagjit Singh 1994">{{cite book|last=Singh|first=Jagjit |title=Indian Gunners at War: The Western Front 1971|date=1994|publisher= Spantech & Lancer|isbn=978-1897829554|page=162}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/features/maha-virs-of-ranian-pulkanjri-274744|title=Maha Virs of Ranian, Pulkanjri|date=2021-07-28|access-date=2023-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/decision-to-release-pakistan-soldiers-without-bargain-was-wrong/articleshow/45531936.cms?from=mdr|title=Decision to release Pakistan soldiers without bargain was wrong|date=2014-12-06|access-date=2023-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.tribuneindia.com/2007/20071206/ldh1.htm|title=‘71 war hero remembers Battle of Ranian|date=2007-12-06|access-date=2023-08-26}}</ref>
*[[Operation Meghdoot]] – The unit took part in operations in the [[Siachen Glacier]] between January to May 1989.
*Operation Rhino – The unit had multiple tenures in counter terrorist operations is [[Assam]] - December 1995 to April 1997, April 2001 to April 2002, June 2003 to August 2003, December 2003 to March 2004, and April 2004 to June 2004.
*[[Kargil War|Operation Vijay]] – the regiment took part in the operations between June to November 1999.
*[[ 2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff|Operation Parakram]] – April to December 2002.
*Operation Hifazat II – December 2002 to June 2003; August 2003 to August 2004.
*Operation Shanti Bahal – February 2016 (internal security duties in [[Jhajjar]], Haryana during the [[Jat reservation agitation|Jat agitation]]).

==Gallantry awards==
The regiment has won the following gallantry awards<ref name="175MedAPOcover"/> –
{{Incomplete list|date=August 2023}}
*[[Vir Chakra]] – 2 (Captain Harbant Singh Kahlon – Operation Cactus Lily, 1971<ref>{{cite web|url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/1972/O-1321-1972-0034-58847.pdf|title=Gazette of India, No 34, page 927|date=1972-08-19|access-date=2023-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gallantryawards.gov.in/awardee/1926|title=Harband Singh Kahlon|access-date=2023-08-26}}</ref>, Captain Tejbans Singh Chehal – Operation Ibex, 1989<ref>{{cite web|url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/1991/O-0506-1991-0017-21052.pdf|title=Gazette of India, No 17, page 374|date=1991-04-27|access-date=2023-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gallantryawards.gov.in/awardee/2663|title= Tejbans Singh Chehal|access-date=2023-08-26}}</ref>)
*[[Shaurya Chakra]] – 1
*[[Sena Medal]] – 1 (Major Gagandeep Singh Kochhar<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99jan21/nation.htm|title=20 Sena Medals presented|date=1999-01-21|access-date=2023-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/1998/O-0151-1998-0011-5005.pdf|title=Gazette of India, No 11, page 203|date=1998-03-14|access-date=2023-08-26}}</ref>)
*[[Commendation Cards (Indian Army)|COAS Commendation Cards]] – 7
*[[Commendation Cards (Indian Army)|VCOAS Commendation Cards]] – 1
*[[Commendation Cards (Indian Army)|GOC-in-C Commendation Cards]] – 24
==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 1967]]
[[Category:Artillery regiments of the Indian Army after 1947]]

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