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{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name=71 Armoured Regiment
|image=
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|dates= 1971 – 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=
|notable_commanders= Major-General Aneet Singh Sihota, VSM<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestar/obituary.aspx?n=aneet-singh-sihota&pid=185995416|title= Major-General Aneet Singh Major-General Aneet Singh Sihota, VSM|access-date=2021-01-01}}</ref><br/>Lieutenant General Kotheneth Surendranath, AVSM**, SM, VSM<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/lt-gen-surendranath-new-chief-of-staff-southern-command_828433.html|title=Lt Gen Surendranath new Chief of Staff, Southern Command|date=2013-02-11|access-date=2020-12-31}}</ref><br/>Major General Amardeep Bhardwaj

|identification_symbol=71 Armd Regt
|identification_symbol_label=Abbreviation

|nickname=
|patron=
|motto= शत्रुनाश<br/>Shatrunash (Destruction of the enemy)
|colors= Purple, Red and Gold
|march=
|mascot=
|battles=
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[[File:Bhishma T-90 SSK Tank passes through the Rajpath during the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day Parade-2008, in New Delhi on January 23, 2008.jpg|thumb|305x305px|T-90 tanks of the 71 Armoured Regiment during the rehearsal of the Republic Day Parade, 2008|alt=|right]]

'''71 Armoured Regiment''' is an armoured regiment of the [[Indian Army]].
== Formation ==
The regiment was raised on 1 January 1971 at [[Ahmednagar]] by Lieutenant Colonel (later Brigadier) Brijinder Singh Chimni.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/50-years-of-the-gallant-infant-351927|title=50 years of 'The Gallant Infant'|date=2021-12-19|access-date=2021-12-24}}</ref> The regiment has a squadron each of [[Jat people|Jats]], [[Dogras]] and [[South India|South Indian Classes]].<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=154}}</ref>

==Equipment==
The regiment was equipped with the [[T-54/55|T-55]] tanks initially.<ref name="Gill 2003">{{cite book|last=Gill|first=JH|title=An Atlas Of 1971 India Pakistan War - Creation of Bangladesh|date=2003|publisher=National Defense University, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies|page=87-88}}</ref> It converted to the [[T-90]] main battle tanks in 2006.
==Operations==
;[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]: The regiment within its first year of raising took part in the 1971 Indo-Pak war on the western front in the [[Dera Baba Nanak]] sector.<ref>{{cite book|last=Singh|first=Sukhwant|title=India's Wars Since Independence The Liberation Of Bangladesh, Volume 1|date=1980|publisher=Vikas|isbn=978-0706910575}}</ref> It was under 14 (I) Armoured Brigade but was placed under command 86 Infantry Brigade commanded by Brigadier Gowri Shankar for Operations.<ref name="Gill 2003"/><ref name="Jagjit Singh 1994">{{cite book|last=Singh|first=Jagjit |title=Indian Gunners at War: The Western Front 1971|date=1994|publisher= Spantech & Lancer|isbn=978-1897829554|page=164}}</ref> It took park in 'Operation Akal' for the capture of the Dera Baba Nanak Enclave (Pakistani Jassar Enclave) along with [[9th Gorkha Rifles|1/9 Gorkha Rifles]], [[Dogra Regiment|10 Dogra]] and [[Rajput Regiment| 17 Rajput]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/component/content/article.html?id=250&fb_comment_id=1038760549539961_3445780865504572|title=Armoured Formations|access-date=2020-12-31}}</ref><ref name=" Khullar 2017">{{cite book|last= Khullar|first= Darshan |title= Themes of Glory: Indian Artillery in War|date=2017|publisher= VIJ Books (India) Pty Ltd|isbn=978-9385563973}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amritsar/panther-division-celebrates-vijya-diwas/articleshow/50208915.cms|title=Panther Division celebrates Vijya Diwas|date=2015-12-15|access-date=2021-12-24}}</ref> The regiment lost two officers, one [[Junior commissioned officer|JCO]] and six [[Other ranks (UK)|other ranks]] and won three gallantry awards.

;Other operations: The regiment took part in [[Operation Brasstacks|Operation Trident]] in 1987, in [[Indian Army operations in Jammu and Kashmir|Operation Rakshak]] between April 1990 and October 1991 and [[2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff|Operation Parakram]].

==Achievements==
The Regiment was presented the ‘[[President's Colour Award|President’s Standards]]’ on 16 December 1994 at [[Suratgarh]] by the then President of India Dr [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Sharma|first=SD|title=Selected Speeches, Volume 1|publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India|isbn=978-8123005102|page=342}}</ref>

The Regiment had the honour of participating in the [[Delhi Republic Day parade|Republic Day]] parade in 1973 with a squadron of [[T-54/55|T-55]] tanks and in 2008 with its newly acquired T-90 tanks.

The Regiment has the distinction of being the first to induct tanks into the high altitude areas (21,000 ft) of the Kareng Plateau in North Sikkim on the Tibetan Border in the year 1987.

==Regimental Insignia==
The Regimental badge comprises two crossed lances with a tank superimposed in the centre, with numeral 71 placed above and a scroll at the base with the Regimental Motto in [[Devanagari]] script. The two lances signify the spirit of the cavalry and the tank represents the punch, which the Armoured Corps delivers in the battlefield.

The Regiment colours are Purple, Red and Gold – signifying Royalty, Valour and Purity respectively. The motto of the Regiment is शत्रुनाश (Shatrunash), which translates to ‘destruction of the enemy’.

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Indian Army Armoured Corps |state=expanded}}
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1971]]
[[Category:Armoured and cavalry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947]]

71st Armoured Regiment India - Revision history

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