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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = 51st Armoured Regiment
| image =
| caption =
| dates = 1987 – present
| country = {{flag icon|India}} [[India]]
| allegiance = India
| branch = [[File:Flag of Indian Army.svg|24px]] [[Indian Army]]
| type = [[Armour]]
| role =
| size = Regiment
| command_structure =
| equipment = [[T-72]]

| Past Commanders =
| ceremonial_chief =
| colonel_of_the_regiment = Lt Gen Vipul Shinghal<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/223002.pdf|title=Gazette of India No 45|date=2020-11-07|access-date=2020-11-24}}</ref>
| notable_commanders = 
| identification_symbol = 51 Armd Regt
| identification_symbol_label = Abbreviation

| nickname = ''The Unicorn''
| patron =
| motto = हर मैदान फतेह <br/>''Har Maidan Fateh'' (Victory in every field)
| colors = Scarlet, Silver Grey and Oxford Blue
| march =
| mascot =
| battles =
| anniversaries =
| decorations =
| battle_honours =
}}

'''51st Armoured Regiment''' is an armoured regiment which is part of the [[Indian Army Armoured Corps|Armoured Corps]] of the [[Indian Army]].<ref name="Nath2009">{{cite book|last=Nath|first=Ashok|title=Izzat: historical records and iconography of Indian cavalry regiments, 1750-2007|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sGQeQwAACAAJ|year=2009|publisher=Centre for Armed Forces Historical Research, United Service Institution of India|isbn=978-81-902097-7-9|pages=608-609}}</ref>

==Formation==
The regiment was raised on 31 May 1987 by Lt Col R.S. Gill at [[Ahmednagar]] with the designation of 'B' Tank Regiment. This was subsequently changed on 15 July 1989 to 51 Armoured Regiment.<ref name="Nath2009"/> The first Colonel of the Regiment was Lt Gen S.S. Mehta, [[AVSM]] and Bar, [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]].<ref name="Nath2009"/> The regiment has an all India, all class composition.<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>

==History==
Soon after raising, on the assassination of [[Rajiv Gandhi]], the regiment was involved in aid to civil authorities when it was deployed in [[Karnal District]]. It was also involved in internal security duties during [[Operation Rakshak|Operation Rakshak II]].<ref name="Nath2009"/>

The Regiment had the honour of participating in the [[Delhi Republic Day parade|Republic Day]] parade in 1999 with their [[T-72]] tanks.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99jan27/|title= Military muscle on display at Rajpath|date=1999-01-27|access-date=2020-12-05}}</ref>

The Regiment foiled an attack on the Ratnuchak camp in [[Jammu]] in the wee hours of 30 December 2018, when the sentry fired at two Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.livemint.com/Politics/hlOq4ISFSgo6NHX4JMC7tK/Foiled-terror-attack-at-Ratnuchak-exposes-chink-in-security.html|title= Foiled terror attack at Ratnuchak exposes chink in security armour|date=2018-12-30|access-date=2020-12-05}}</ref>

==Regimental Insignia==
The cap badge of the regiment is a unicorn head which was suggested by Lt Col NJS Pannu. The mythical beast finds mention in Indian historical texts, and represents ‘purity’ and ‘closeness to God’. The initial badge showed a unicorn head facing to the right but the design was considered unsatisfactory and it was replaced with a unicorn head facing the left in silhouette. The head rests on a scroll inscribed with the words "51 KAVACHIT REGIMENT" (meaning 51st Armoured Regiment) in [[Devanagari]] script. The regiment has a nickname "the Unicorn" on account of its cap badge.<ref name="Nath2009"/>

The shoulder title consists of the numeral "51" in brass.<ref name="Nath2009"/>

The motto of the regiment is हर मैदान फतेह (Har Maidan Fateh), which translates to ‘Victory in every field’.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.indiannumismatics.com/numismatics-info.php|title= Mottos on Monograms of Indian Army|access-date=2020-12-05}}</ref> The colours of the regiment are Scarlet, Silver Grey and Oxford Blue depicting sacrifice, heroism and determined resistance.

==References==
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{{Indian Army Armoured Corps |state=expanded}}

[[Category:Armoured and cavalry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1989]]
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