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{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name=48 Armoured Regiment
|image=
|caption=
|dates= 1982 – present
|country={{flag icon|India}} [[India]]
|allegiance=India
|branch= [[File:Flag of Indian Army.svg|24px]] [[Indian Army]]
|type= [[Armoured Corps]]
|role=
|size= Regiment
|command_structure=
|equipment= [[T-90]] tanks

|Past Commanders=
|ceremonial_chief=
|colonel_of_the_regiment= Lieutenant General [[Alok Singh Kler]], PVSM, VSM
|notable_commanders=

|identification_symbol=48 Armd Regt
|identification_symbol_label=Abbreviation

|nickname=
|patron=
|motto= सम्मान या बलिदान<br/>"Samaan Ya Balidan" ("Death before dishonour")
|colors=
|march=
|mascot=
|battles=
|anniversaries=
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'''48 Armoured Regiment''' is an armoured regiment of the [[Indian Army Armoured Corps|Indian Army]].
==History==
The regiment was raised on 1 December 1982 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel DS Dhadwal at [[Meerut]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://hcvv.home.xs4all.nl/milweb/British-India/Cavalry/list-india.html|title= The Regiments of the Indian Army Armoured Corps since 1950|date=|access-date=2021-05-06}}</ref> It has an all-India, all-class composition, drawing troops from various castes and religions.<ref>{{cite book|last=Gautam|first=PK|title= Indigenous Historical Knowledge: Kautilya and His Vocabulary, Volume III|date=2016|publisher= IDSA/Pentagon Press |isbn= 978-81-8274-909-2|page=153}}</ref> Lieutenant General Alok Singh Kler, PVSM, VSM is the current [[Colonel (India)#Colonel of the regiment|Colonel of the Regiment]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2015/164962.pdf|title=Gazette of India, No 31, Page 2002|date=2015-08-01|access-date=2021-05-07}}</ref> Men from the regiment have participated in counter insurgency operations through tenures in the [[Rashtriya Rifles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalwarmemorial.gov.in/Roll.php?wall_row_roll_colnOrder=Sorter1&wall_row_roll_colnDir=ASC&wall_row_roll_colnPage=2600|title=National War Memorial|date=|access-date=2021-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/sowar-gurunodharao-c/|title=Sowar Gurunodharao C|date=|access-date=2021-05-06}}</ref>
==Gallantry awards==
The regiment has won the following gallantry awards -
*COAS Commendation Cards – 2<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=1vRyu34bSyn4XutMvpcUPA==&ParentID=hYSzvWFl/vv2DJ8kOtslHw==&flag=lpOV6OoM4fjcP5EqAR6oiw==|title= COAS Commendation 2008|date=|access-date=2021-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=ydvIE5569R2fOpkY28qMeg==&ParentID=A7E3WkDML6x0Iv5iFQ5VSA==|title= COAS Commendation Cards 2018|date=|access-date=2021-05-06}}</ref>
==Equipment==
The Regiment is presently equipped with the [[T-90]] tanks.
==Regimental insignia==
The Regimental insignia consists of crossed [[lance]]s with [[pennon]]s of the regimental colours, mounted with the trident, with the numeral "48" inscribed on the crossing of the lances and a scroll at the base with the Regimental Motto in [[Devanagari]] script. The Regimental motto is सम्मान या बलिदान (Samaan Ya Balidaan), which translates to "Death before dishonour".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Orbatnoob_2/status/1362802814460698628/photo/2|title= 48 Armoured Regiment with 4 RAPID|date=2021-02-19|access-date=2021-05-06}}</ref> The shoulder title consists of the numeral "48" in brass.
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Indian Army Armoured Corps}}
[[Category:Armoured and cavalry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1982]]

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