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{{Short description|Indian Army artillery unit}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = 75 Medium Regiment
| image =
| caption =
| dates = 1966–present
| country = [[India]]
| allegiance = {{flag icon|India}}
| branch = [[File:Flag of Indian Army.svg|24px]] [[Indian Army]]
| type = [[File:Regiment of Artillery Insignia (India).svg|20px]] [[Artillery]]
| role =
| size = Regiment
| command_structure =
| equipment = [[130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46)|130 mm towed M-46 field guns]]

| Past Commanders =
| ceremonial_chief =
| colonel_of_the_regiment = Maj Gen BK Guha, VSM
| notable_commanders = Brigadier K N Thadani {{small|VSM}} Brigadier A N Suryanarayanan Brigadier JPS Ahluwalia Major General B K Guha {{small|VSM}}

| identification_symbol = 75 Med Regt
| identification_symbol_label = Abbreviation

| nickname = ''MVC Regiment''
| patron =
| motto = Sarvatra, Izzat-O-Iqbal (Everywhere with Honour and Glory)
| colors = Red & Navy Blue
| march =
| mascot =
| battles = [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] [[Battle of Basantar]] [[Operation Meghdoot]] [[Indian Army operations in Jammu and Kashmir|Operation Rakshak]] [[Kargil War]] [[2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff|Operation Parakram]] [[2020–2021 China–India skirmishes|Operation Snow Leopard]]
|anniversaries = Raising Day - 18 January Battle Honour Day - 16 December<ref name="IARM">{{cite book|last=Sharma|first=Gautam|title= Indian Army, a Reference Manual|page=63|publisher= Reliance Publishing House|year=2000|isbn= 978-8175101142}}</ref>
| decorations = [[Maha Vir Chakra]] 1 [[Vir Chakra]] 1 [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] 2 [[Sena Medal]] 3 [[Mentioned in Dispatches]] 3 [[Commendation Card (Indian Army)|GOC-in-C Commendation Card]] 5
| battle_honours = Basantar River
}}
'''75 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 '''75 Medium Regiment''' on 18 January 1966 at [[New Delhi]]. The unit was equipped with the [[130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46)|130 mm towed M-46 field guns]] and has always been designated as a medium regiment. The first commanding officer was Lieutenant Colonel Sarvjit Puri.<ref name="IARM"/>

In addition to the 130 mm towed M-46 field guns, the regiment has also used [[BL 5.5-inch medium gun|5.5-inch howitzers]] and [[Haubits FH77|155 mm FH 77 B howitzers]].<ref name="GJ">{{cite web|url=https://rejinces.net/2018/04/20/golden-jubilee-75-medium-regiment-basantar-river/|title=Golden Jubilee – 75 Medium Regiment (Basantar River)|date=2018-04-20|access-date=2024-01-12}}</ref> The regiment presently consists of headquarters, 751, 752 and 753 medium batteries.

==Class composition==
At raising, the regiment had a battery each of North Indian [[Brahmin]]s, [[Jats]] and [[South India]]n classes. At present, it is an all India, all class regiment.<ref name="GJ"/>

==Operations==
===Indo-Pakistani War of 1971===
{{Main|Battle of Basantar}}
During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|Operation Cactus Lily]], 75 Medium Regiment was equipped with the 130 mm towed M-46 field guns and commanded by Lieutenant Colonel K N Thadani. It saw action in the [[Shakargarh]] sector of the western front. The unit was part of the divisional artillery of [[54th Infantry Division (India)|54 Infantry Division]] and was in direct support of its 16 (Independent) Armoured Brigade.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Jagjit Singh |title=Indian Gunners at War the Western Front-1971 |page=142 |url=https://songramernotebook.com/archives/425487 |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=songramernotebook.com |date=31 August 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109123634/https://songramernotebook.com/archives/425487 |archive-date=2024-01-09 }}</ref> The Commanding officer, Observation Post officers, Gun Position officers and all gunners tirelessly provided fire support to the advancing Indian Armour and Infantry during actions at Thakurdwara, Chakra, Jarpal and the [[Battle of Basantar#75 Medium Regiment at the Battle of Basantar|Battle of Basantar]] and engaged enemy targets, inflicting heavy casualties on their enemy. Captain Satish Chander Sehgal and Gunner VK Premachandran were killed in action during the Battle of Basantar.<ref name="amarjawan">{{Cite web |title=75 Medium Regt, Regiment O, 1971 Bangladesh War |website=Amar Jawan |url=https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/amarjawan/index.php?qname=&qwar=1971%20Bangladesh%20War&cur=0&qunit=75%20Medium%20Regt&qnum=&qregt=Regiment%20Of%20Artillery&qdate= |publisher=Bharat Rakshak |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106145944/https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/amarjawan/index.php?qname=&qwar=1971%20Bangladesh%20War&cur=0&qunit=75%20Medium%20Regt&qnum=&qregt=Regiment%20Of%20Artillery&qdate= |archive-date= Jan 6, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/remembering-a-1971-war-hero/|title=Remembering a 1971 war hero|date=2024-08-08|access-date=2025-06-10}}</ref>

The Regiment was awarded the battle honour title "''Basantar River''" in recognition of extraordinary heroism and exemplary combat performance, while in direct support of the 16 (Independent) Armoured Brigade during the war.<ref name="battlehonour">{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Sarbans |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5ATfAAAAMAAJ&q=75+Medium+Regiment+(Basantar+River) |title=Battle Honours of the Indian Army, 1757-1971 |date=1993 |publisher=Vision Books |isbn=978-81-7094-115-6 |pages=142}}</ref>

===Operation Meghdoot===
{{Main|Operation Meghdoot}}
The regiment has sent number of parties to the [[Siachen Glacier]] during [[Operation Meghdoot#Aftermath|Operation Meghdoot]]. Captain Pratap Singh while gallantly performing duties of Observation Post officer in the protection of Bana post, was killed in action in May 1988.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Captain Pratap Singh {{!}} Killed In Action {{!}} Amar Jawan |url=https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/amarjawan/index.php?qname=&qwar=Siachen%20Operations&cur=0&qunit=75%20Med%20Regt&qnum=&qregt=Regiment%20Of%20Artillery&qdate=1988 |website=www.bharat-rakshak.com}}</ref> Subsequently, in 2004, Subedar Rajender Pal was awarded the GOC-in-C Northern Command Commendation Card.

===Operation Rakshak===
The regiment had three tenures during [[Indian Army operations in Jammu and Kashmir|Operation Rakshak]] (1987–90, 1990–96 and 2003–05), in Jammu and Kashmir. The regiment carried out trans-LoC firing, establishing company operating base, convoy protection, road opening and protection of pilgrims visiting Amarnath shrine during these tenures.

===Kargil War===
During [[Kargil War|Operation Vijay]], the regiment provided a gun battery to 25 Infantry Division Sector, and was kept on stand by for the operation.

===Operation Parakram===
When the Indian Army was mobilized in December 2001 during [[2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff|Operation Parakram]], so was the regiment. It moved from its peace time location in [[Ambala Cantonment|Ambala]], to its operational location in [[Rajasthan]], where it remained till December 2002.

===Operation Snow Leopard===
The regiment was mobilized during [[2020–2021 China–India skirmishes|Operation Snow Leopard]] and fully deployed at [[Daulat Beg Oldi]], on the Karakoram Pass-Depsang Plains alignment at an altitude of 16,800 feet.

==Gallantry awards==
*'''[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]'''
**[[Battle honour|Battle Honour]] - "Basantar River"<ref name="battlehonour" />
**[[Vir Chakra]] - Captain Satish Chander Sehgal (posthumous)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gallantryawards.gov.in/awardee/2491|title=Captain Satish Chander Sehgal|access-date=2024-01-12}}</ref>
**[[Vishisht Seva Medal]] - Lieutenant Colonel K N Thadani<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.csl_weekly.1972-09-02.O-1321-1972-0036-58849/|title=Gazette of India, No 36, page 982|date=1972-09-02|access-date=2024-01-12}}</ref>
**[[Sena Medal]] - Major Manmohan Singh Brar<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.242971/|title=Indian Armed Forces Year Book 1971|access-date=2024-01-12}}</ref>
**[[Mentioned in dispatches|Mentioned-in-Dispatches]] - Captain Madhu Mahbubani, Captain Mohan Krishnan, Subedar Major Mohindar Singh<ref>{{cite web|url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/1974/O-1253-1974-0019-55503.pdf|title=Gazette of India, No 19, page 535|date=1974-05-11|access-date=2024-01-12}}</ref>
*'''[[Operation Meghdoot]]'''
**[[Maha Vir Chakra]] - Captain Pratap Singh (posthumous)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Captain Pratap Singh {{!}} Maha Vir Chakra |url=https://www.gallantryawards.gov.in/awardee/1487 |website=Gallantry Awards |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222182930/https://www.gallantryawards.gov.in/awardee/1487 |archive-date= Dec 22, 2023 }}</ref>
**[[Commendation Card (Indian Army)|GOC-in-C Commendation Card]] - Subedar Rajender Pal
*'''[[Indian Army operations in Jammu and Kashmir|Operation Rakshak]]'''
**[[Sena Medal]] - 2
**[[Commendation Card (Indian Army)|GOC-in-C Commendation Card]] - 4

==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 1966]]
[[Category:Artillery regiments of the Indian Army after 1947]]

75 Medium Regiment India - Revision history

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