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{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name=61 Medium Regiment
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|dates= 1962 – 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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|identification_symbol=61 Med Regt
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|nickname=''Thambi Tigers''
|patron=
|motto= Sarvatra, Izzat-O-Iqbal (Everywhere with Honour and Glory)
|colors= Red & Navy Blue
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|anniversaries=1 April– Raising Day
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'''61 Medium Regiment''' is part of the [[Regiment of Artillery (India)|Regiment of Artillery]] of the [[Indian Army]].
== Formation and history==
The regiment was raised as '''61 Field Regiment''' on 1 April 1962 at Mohamadi Lines, [[Golconda|Golconda Fort]], [[Hyderabad]]. The first commanding officer was Lieutenant Colonel RS Bawa. Following initial training, it was declared fit for operations on 31 March 1963.<ref name="61FdAPOcover">{{cite web|url= https://samsshopping.com/product/golden-jubilee-sixty-field-regiment/|title=61 Field Regiment Golden Jubilee APO postal cover|date=2012-05-19|access-date=2022-12-05}}</ref> The regiment shed its S battery to [[162 Medium Regiment (India)|162 Field Regiment]] on its formation in 1963.<ref name="162MedAPOcover">{{cite web|url=https://samsshopping.com/product/162-medium-regiment/|title=162 Medium Regiment Golden Jubilee APO postal cover|date=2014-10-01|access-date=2022-12-05}}</ref> The unit presently consists of 157, 158 and 159 batteries and has been converted to a medium regiment.
==Operations==
The regiment has taken part in the following operations<ref name="61FdAPOcover"/> –
;[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]
It was posted under 14 Infantry Division during the war.<ref>{{cite book|last=Singh|first=Harbaksh |title=War Despatches: Indo-Pak Conflict 1965|date=2012|publisher= Lancer Publishers LLC|isbn=978-8170621171|page=}}</ref> It took part in [[Battle of Chawinda|Operation Chawinda]] and lost one officer and one [[Other ranks (UK)|other ranks]] (OR) during the war.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/amarjawan/index.php?qname=&qnum=&qdate=&qunit=61+Field+Regiment&qwar=1965+India+Pakistan+War&qregt=Regiment+O&cur=0|title=Amar-Jawan - A database of Indian Armed Forces Martyrs 1947-1997 (1965)|date=|access-date=2022-12-05}}</ref>
;[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
The regiment took part in Operation Cactus Lily in the western front. It lost one OR during the war.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/amarjawan/index.php?qname=&qnum=&qdate=1972-05-24&qunit=&qwar=1971+Bangladesh+War&qregt=Regiment+O&cur=0|title=Amar-Jawan - A database of Indian Armed Forces Martyrs 1947-1997 (1971)|date=|access-date=2022-12-05}}</ref>
;Other operations
*[[Operation Brasstacks|Operation Trident]] : 1986-1987
*[[Operation Meghdoot]] : 1989-1990
*Operation Rakshak II (counter terrorist operations) : 1992-1994
*[[Kargil War|Operation Vijay]] : 1999
*[[Indian Army operations in Jammu and Kashmir|Operation Rakshak]] : counter terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 2007-2009

==Gallantry awards==
The regiment has won the following gallantry awards<ref name="61FdAPOcover"/> –
*[[Sena Medal]] – 4<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=102732|title=368 Republic Day Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced|date=2014-01-25|access-date=2022-12-05}}</ref>
*[[Mentioned in dispatches|Mentioned in dispatches]] – 2
*Chief of Army Staff Commendation cards – 1
*Vice Chief of Army Staff Commendation cards – 1
*General Officer Commanding in Chief Commendation cards – 12
==War Cry==
The war cry of the regiment is ''Velluvom, velluvom, vetrikonde selluvom'', which translates to ''We will win and we will continue to win''.<ref name="61FdAPOcover"/>
==See also==
[[List of regiments of the Indian Army#Artillery|List of artillery regiments of Indian Army]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1962]]
[[Category:Artillery regiments of the Indian Army after 1947]]

61 Medium Regiment India - Revision history

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