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{{short description|Armoured regiment of the Indian Army}}
{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name=54 Armoured Regiment
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|dates= 2010 – 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= Lt Gen AS Bhinder, VSM<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=2021-01-26}}</ref>
|notable_commanders=

|identification_symbol=54 Armd Regt
|identification_symbol_label=Abbreviation

|nickname=
|patron=
|motto= सर्वत्र यशोविजय<br/>''Sarvatra Yashovijay'' (Success and victory everywhere)
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[[File:H2021012695227Main Battle Tank of the Indian Army, T- 90 Bhishma passes through the Rajpath, at the 72nd Republic Day Celebrations, in New Delhi on January 26, 2021.jpg|thumb|right|305x305px|T- 90 Bhishma of 54 Armoured Regiment passes through the Rajpath, at the 72nd Republic Day Parade 2021]]
'''54 Armoured Regiment''' is an armoured regiment of the [[Indian Army]].

== Formation ==
54 Armoured Regiment was raised on 1 July 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/haryana-captain-bhanghoo-from-panchkula-to-lead-republic-day-tank-contingent-at-rajpath/articleshow/80437305.cms|title= Haryana: Captain Bhanghoo from Panchkula to lead Republic Day Tank Contingent at Rajpath|date=2021-01-24|access-date=2021-01-26}}</ref> It was the first regiment to be equipped with the [[T-90]] tanks at raising.
== History ==
It is the youngest armoured regiment to have been conferred with a ‘Unit Citation’ within eight years of its raising. The regiment has seen deployment in South [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Kashmir]] during abrogation of [[Article 370 of the Constitution of India|Article 370]] and [[Article 35A of the Constitution of India|Section 35A]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/tricity-officers-to-lead-tank-artillery-rocket-contingents-in-republic-day-parade-at-new-delhi-7161689/|title= Tricity officers to lead tank, artillery rocket contingents in R-Day Parade at New Delhi|date=2021-01-26|access-date=2021-01-26}}</ref>
[[File:Indian Army Armoured Corps personnel at a felicitation ceremony in Bhopal.jpg|thumb|right|305x305px|Regimental soldiers in ceremonial dress (in red)]]
The Regiment had the honour of participating in the [[Delhi Republic Day parade|Republic Day parade]] and the [[Army Day (India)|Army Day parade]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rafale-t-90-bhishma-ins-vikrant-military-prowess-on-display-on-72nd-rday-101611638113455.html|title= Rafale, T-90 Bhishma, INS Vikrant: Military prowess on display on 72nd R-Day|date=2021-01-26|access-date=2021-01-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.defencexp.com/why-is-army-day-celebrated/|title= Why Is Army Day Celebrated?|date=|access-date=2021-01-26}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Indian Army Armoured Corps |state=expanded}}
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 2010]]
[[Category:Armoured and cavalry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947]]

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