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| unit_name = 53 Armoured Regiment<br />
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| dates = 2002 – present<br />
| country = {{flag icon|India}} [[India]]<br />
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| colonel_of_the_regiment = Lieutenant General Karanbir Singh Brar, DG Armoured Corps<br />
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'''53 Armoured Regiment''' is an armoured regiment of the [[Indian Army Armoured Corps]]. <br />
==Formation==<br />
The regiment was raised on 1 April 2002 during [[2001–02 India–Pakistan standoff|Operation Parakram]]. Lieutenant General GD Singh was the first [[Colonel (India)#Colonel of the regiment|Colonel of the Regiment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040402/punjab1.htm#15|title=Armoured regiment celebrates Raising Day|date=2004-04-02|access-date=2021-05-04}}</ref> Lieutenant General Karanbir Singh Brar, Director General Armoured Corps, is the current Colonel of the Regiment.<br />
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==Gallantry awards==<br />
The regiment has won the following gallantry awards - <br />
*[[Sena Medal]] - Dafadar Bhagwat Prasad Yadav<ref>{{cite web|url=https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/837%20list%20link.pdf|title=Republic Day Gallantry awards 2021|date=2021-01-25|access-date=2021-05-04}}</ref><br />
*COAS Commendation Cards - 2<ref>{{cite web|url= https://indianarmy.gov.in/writereaddata/documents/coas_commendation.pdf|title= List of Personnel Recommended For COAS Commendation Cards On Army Day-2008|date=2008-01-01|access-date=2021-05-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=XlZ/3QLIUqeH01zhHF3DPNhHmpT2o31UmgaUZD94u5g=&ParentID=dQBzDxb9NqMQr98oxQ1kSFWUO1iWtnWgBcJ5apVumis=&flag=8CKP966uzg96kLov0aWdfQ==|title= List of Personnel Being Awarded COAS Commendation On The Occasion Of Army Day-2021|date=|access-date=2021-05-04}}</ref><br />
==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
{{Indian Army Armoured Corps}}<br />
[[Category:Armoured and cavalry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947]]<br />
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 2002]]<br />
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