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{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name=195 Medium Regiment
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|dates= 1965 – 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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|identification_symbol=195 Med Regt
|identification_symbol_label=Abbreviation

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|motto= Sarvatra, Izzat-O-Iqbal<br/>(Everywhere with Honour and Glory).
|colors= Red & Navy Blue
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|anniversaries=15 February – Raising Day
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|battle_honours= Banwat<ref>{{cite book|last=Singh|first=Sarbans|title=Battle Honours of the Indian Army, 1757-1971|year=1993|publisher=Vision Books|isbn=978-8170941156}}</ref>
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'''195 Medium Regiment (Banwat)''' is part of the [[Regiment of Artillery (India)|Regiment of Artillery]] of the [[Indian Army]].

== Formation ==
The regiment was raised on 15 February 1965 at [[Bangalore]] as '''195 Mountain Regiment'''. The regiment was subsequently converted to a field regiment and is presently a medium regiment.<ref name="195MedAPOcover">{{cite web|url=https://samsshopping.com/product/195-medium-regiment-banwat/|title=195 Medium Regiment Diamond Jubilee APO postal cover|date=2015-02-15|access-date=2022-01-03}}</ref>
==Class composition==
The regiment was raised as a pure [[South India|South Indian Class]] regiment.<ref name="195MedAPOcover"/>

==Operations==
The regiment has taken part in the following operations<ref name="195MedAPOcover"/> –
;[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
The regiment commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Satjit Singh, was part of the 25 Artillery Brigade and was equipped with 75/24 Pack Howitzers. It was deployed in the [[Poonch district, India|Poonch]] Sector in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], primarily in support of 93 Infantry Brigade. The regiment fired around 12,500 rounds in the defensive battle of Poonch between 3 and 7 December, thus fizzling the [[Pakistan Army|Pakistani]] 12 Infantry Division offensive. The regiment played an important part in the capture of Nangi Tekri on 11 December 1971.<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|pages=62–65}}</ref><ref name="Khullar 2017">{{cite book|last= Khullar|first= Darshan|title= Themes of Glory: Indian Artillery in War|date=2017|publisher= VIJ Books (India) Pty Ltd|isbn=978-9385563973}}</ref> Captain D Tyagi, the OP officer from the Regiment was part of the daring attack of the gun position at Mandhol by [[Para (Special Forces)|9 Para (SF)]] on 13 December.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://archive.claws.in/images/journals_doc/Spring%202011-%20Final%20Issue.148-150.pdf|title= The Raid at Mandhol by 9 Para (SF)|date=|access-date=2022-01-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/operation-mandhol-forced-pakistan-to-change-war-plan/articleshow/27444282.cms|title=Operation 'Mandhol' forced Pakistan to change war plan|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=2013-12-06|access-date=2022-01-04}}</ref>

The regiment earned the ‘honour title’ ''Banwat'' and the sobriquet ''Defenders of Poonch'' for its gallant actions on 3 and 4 December in the defence of Banwat, which is located north east of Poonch.<ref>{{cite book|last=Gulati|first=M. N.|title=Pakistan's downfall in Kashmir: the three Indo-Pak wars|year=2001 |publisher=Manas Publications|isbn=978-8170491279|pages=270}}</ref>
It won the following gallantry awards –
*[[Vishisht Seva Medal|Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM)]] - Lieutenant Colonel Satjit Singh<ref>{{cite web|url= https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1972/O-1321-1972-0036-58849.pdf|title=Gazette of India, No 19|date=1974-05-11|access-date=2022-01-04}}</ref>
*[[Sena Medal]] – Gunner Rama Murti<ref>{{cite web|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1974/O-1253-1974-0026-55507.pdf|title=Gazette of India, No 26|date=1974-06-29|access-date=2022-01-04}}</ref>
*[[Mentioned in dispatches]] – Major CM Bhalla, Captain SS Sandhu<ref>{{cite web|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1974/O-1253-1974-0019-55503.pdf|title=Gazette of India, No 36|date=1972-09-02|access-date=2022-01-04}}</ref>
;[[Operation Meghdoot]]

;[[2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff|Operation Parakram]]
The regiment took active part in the operation and its guns saw action against the Pakistani army.

;[[Indian Army operations in Jammu and Kashmir|Operation Rakshak]]
The regiment has taken part in counter insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir and has completed four tenures in the state.

==Honours and achievements==
*Seven of the commanding officers of the regiment have become [[general officer]]s.<ref name="195MedAPOcover"/> They include<ref>{{cite web|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/valour-of-banwat-reg-during-poonch-operation-recalled/articleshow/5297247.cms|title=Valour of Banwat Reg during 'Poonch Operation' recalled|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=2009-12-03|access-date=2022-01-05}}</ref> –
**Lieutenant General MPS Bhandari {{small|PVSM, AVSM, ADC}}, who was also the Director General Artillery
**Lieutenant General A Natarajan {{small|PVSM, AVSM, VSM}}, who was the [[Adjutant-General (India)|Adjutant-General]]
**Major General Kuldip Chandra Vig {{small|AVSM, VSM}}
**Brigadier Satjit Singh {{small|VSM}}
**Brigadier AJS Behl
**Brigadier Balwinder Singh
*Chinna Raju Srither of the regiment is a national level [[Archery|archer]] and has won numerous medals as part of the [[Compound bow|men's compound team]], including a silver at the [[Archery at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's compound team|2010 Commonwealth Games]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/58764|title=Athletes & Results|access-date=2022-01-03}}</ref> a silver at the [[Archery World Cup]] in 2011 and a gold at the Archery World Cup in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://extranet.worldarchery.sport/biographies/PrintBiography.php?WaId=7764|title= Chinna Raju Srither at World Archer|access-date=2022-01-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://scroll.in/field/838191/hitting-the-bullseye-indian-mens-compound-team-wins-gold-at-archery-world-cup|title= Hitting the bullseye: Indian men's compound team wins gold at Archery World Cup|date=2017-05-20|access-date=2022-01-03}}</ref>
*Havildar Latheesh VS is a national level sailor.

==See also==
[[List of regiments of the Indian Army#Artillery|List of artillery regiments of Indian Army]]

==References==
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