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{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name=224 Medium Regiment (Self Propelled)
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|dates= 1972 - 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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|equipment=[[ K9 Thunder|K9-Vajra T self-propelled howitzers]]

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|identification_symbol=224 Med Regt (SP)
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|motto= Sarvatra, Izzat-O-Iqbal (Everywhere with Honour and Glory)<br>Sarvada Sarva Pratham
|colors= Red & Navy Blue
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'''224 Medium Regiment (Self Propelled)''' is part of the [[Regiment of Artillery (India)|Regiment of Artillery]] of the [[Indian Army]].
== Formation==
224 Medium Regiment was raised on 24 May 1972 as '''224 Field Regiment'''.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} It is presently equipped with the formidable K9 Vajra-T Self Propelled gun system.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PBNS_India/status/1618479394938572804|title=K9 Vajra- T of 224 Medium regiment, led by Lt. Prakhar Tiwari saluted President Droupadi Murmu.|date=2023-01-26}}</ref> It consists of 2241, 2242 and 2243 Medium Batteries.
[[File:K9 Vajra Republic day 2023.jpg|thumb|right| K9-Vajra 155 mm self-propelled howitzers of the regiment during the Republic Day Parade, New Delhi, 2023]]

==Operations==
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*The regiment has participated in the following operations-
*[[Operation Brasstacks|Operation Trident]]
*Operation Rakshak
*Operation Meghdoot<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.harishkapadia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1998-Rose-1998-SIACHEN.pdf|title=The Indian Siachen Expedition Rose 1998|access-date=2023-10-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/20021202-secure-strides-750256-2002-12-01|title=Secure Strides|date=2002-12-02|access-date=2023-10-18}}</ref>
*[[Kargil War|Operation Vijay]]
*[[2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff|Operation Parakram]]
*Operation Rhino

==Achievements==
*The regiment had the honour to participate with its guns in the following -
**[[Delhi Republic Day parade|Republic Day Parade]] in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/republic-day-2023-kartavaya-path-witnesses-prowess-of-indian-weapon-systems-101674712187077.html|title=Republic Day 2023: Kartavaya Path witnesses prowess of Indian weapon systems|date=2023-01-26|access-date=2023-10-18}}</ref>
**Army Day Parade in 2024.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}
==Motto==
The motto of the regiment is सर्वदा सर्व प्रथम (Sarvada Sarva Pratham), which translates to ''Always the First''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/photos/india/republic-day-2023--made-in-india-weapons-shown-at-the-kartavya-path-15774151-2.htm|title=Republic Day 2023, Made in India weapons shown at the Kartavya Path|date=2023-01-26|access-date=2023-10-18}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[List of regiments of the Indian Army#Artillery|List of artillery regiments of Indian Army]]
==References==
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[[Category:Artillery regiments of the Indian Army after 1947]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1972]]

224 Medium Regiment India - Revision history

Mpsep15 at 18:43, 27 August 2025