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|dates= 1962 – present
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|motto= Sarvatra, Izzat-O-Iqbal (Everywhere with Honour and Glory).
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'''64 Field Regiment''' is part of the [[Regiment of Artillery (India)|Regiment of Artillery]] of the [[Indian Army]].
== Formation ==
The regiment was raised in [[Belgaum]] on 18 July 1962 under Lieutenant Colonel Bhag Singh Jaswal as '''64 Mountain Regiment'''.<ref name="Sainiksamachar">{{cite web|url=http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2010/dec16-10/h16.htm|title=64 Field Regiment|date=2010-12-10|access-date=2021-08-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=KzA2Ms/qRKKegzI2ydBiLA==&ParentID=/a17hE224HX1UieR/sLN2w==&flag=8CKP966uzg96kLov0aWdfQ==|title=Raising day|access-date=2021-08-24}}</ref><ref name="Excelsior">{{cite web|url= https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/centenary-tribute-to-a-solider/|title= Centenary Tribute to a soldier|date=2017-08-06|access-date=2021-08-24}}</ref>
==Composition==
The unit is the only pure [[Gurkha|Gorkha]] artillery regiment in the Indian Army. Unlike other artillery regiments, the gunners wear the [[Gorkha regiments (India)#Gorkha Hat|Gorkha hat]] instead of the navy blue [[beret]].<ref name="Sainiksamachar"/><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.indembkathmandu.gov.in/docs/Bhu%20Puu%202017.pdf|title= REGIMENTAL TREKKERS (page 47)|access-date=2021-08-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Thapliyal|first= Sangeeta|title= Mutual Security: The Case of India-Nepal|publisher= Lancer Publishers |year=1998|page=167|isbn=978-1897829448}}</ref>
==Operations==
The regiment has taken part in the following operations –
*'''[[Sino-Indian War]]''': The regiment fought at [[Bomdila]] in [[North-East Frontier Agency]].<ref name="Excelsior"/>
* ''' [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]''': The regiment under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Dharam Pall Dhillon participated in the north western sector of erstwhile [[East Pakistan]] during the war.<ref name="Sainiksamachar"/> It was equipped with 75/24 Pack Howitzers and was under 20 Mountain Artillery Brigade of the 20 Mountain Division.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://songramernotebook.com/archives/392148|title=Indian Army deployment in Bangladesh|access-date=2021-08-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Jacob|first=JFR|title= Surrender at Dacca, Birth of a Nation|publisher= Manohar Publishers and Distributors|date=1997|isbn= 978-8173041891}}</ref> It took part in the battles of [[Gobindaganj Upazila|Gobindoganj]] and [[Bogra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiandefencereview.com/spotlights/manoeuver-warfare-liberation-of-bangladesh-in-1971/|title=Manoeuver Warfare: Liberation of Bangladesh in 1971|date=2021-06-26|access-date=2021-08-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.indiandefencereview.com/news/1971-war-attack-by-infiltration-and-annihilation-of-32-baluch/0/|title= 1971 War: Attack by Infiltration and Annihilation of 32 --Baluch|date=2018-04-02|access-date=2021-08-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://archive.claws.in/images/journals_doc/1636322930_VGanapathy.pdf|title= Battle of Bogra|access-date=2021-08-25}}</ref>

* '''[[Indian Army operations in Jammu and Kashmir|Counter insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir]]'''
==Honours and Awards==
*During the 1971 war, Captain Surjit Singh Parmar of the regiment earned a [[Vir Chakra]].<ref name="Sainiksamachar"/><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.gallantryawards.gov.in/awardee/2086|title= CAPT SURJIT SINGH PARMAR Vir Chakra| access-date=2021-08-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1972/O-1321-1972-0034-58847.pdf|title=Gazette of India, No 34, page 931|date=1972-08-19|access-date=2021-08-25}}</ref> Lieutenant Colonel Dharam Pall Dhillon and Captain Naresh Kumar Srivastava were [[mentioned in dispatches]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1974/O-1253-1974-0019-55503.pdf|title=Gazette of India, No 19, page 537|date=1974-05-11|access-date=2021-08-25}}</ref>
*The regiment was awarded the GOC-in-C ([[South Western Command (India)|South Western Command]]) unit citation in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.dailypioneer.com/2014/state-editions/new-corps-headquarters-at-ranchi-soon.html|title= New corps headquarters at Ranchi soon|date=2014-01-16|access-date=2021-08-24}}</ref>
*COAS Commendation Card<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=Rxuqn8tIHiiY0Q8yfSNAIQ==&ParentID=NNCLMmcwENgCBWG+geoxxg==|title=COAS COMMENDATION CARD, 2016|access-date=2021-08-24}}</ref>

==War cry==
The war cry of the regiment is सबै भंदा पहिला, सबै भंदा राम्रो (Hindi = सबसे पहले, सबसे अच्छा) which translates to ‘Always First, Always Best’.
==See also==
[[List of regiments of the Indian Army#Artillery|List of artillery regiments of Indian Army]]
==References==
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[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1962]]
[[Category:Artillery regiments of the Indian Army after 1947]]

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