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{{Short description|Indian Army artillery unit}}
{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name=891 Field Regiment
|image=
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|dates= 1964 – 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]]
|role=
|size= Regiment
|command_structure=
|equipment= [[Indian Field Gun|Light field gun]]

|Past Commanders=
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|identification_symbol=891 Fd Regt
|identification_symbol_label=Abbreviation

|nickname=''God’s own''
|patron=
|motto= Sarvatra, Izzat-O-Iqbal (Everywhere with Honour and Glory)
|colors= Red & Navy Blue
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|battles=
|anniversaries=15 April – Raising Day
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'''891 Field Regiment''' is part of the [[Regiment of Artillery (India)|Regiment of Artillery]] of the [[Indian Army]].

== Formation and history==
The regiment was raised as '''89 Light Regiment (Pack)''' on 15 April 1964 at [[Aurangabad]] with [[Ahir]] troops. It was later designated 891 Field Regiment and has also briefly served as a medium regiment.<ref name="891FdAPOcover">{{cite web|url= https://samsshopping.com/product/891-field-regiment/|title=891 Field Regiment Golden Jubilee APO postal cover|date=2015-04-15|access-date=2023-01-21}}</ref>
==Equipment==
The regiment has been equipped with the following guns<ref name="891FdAPOcover"/>-
*120 mm mortar
*[[130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46)|130 mm medium guns]]
*[[Indian Field Gun|Light field gun]]
==Operations==
The regiment has taken part in the following operations<ref name="891FdAPOcover"/> –
*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
*[[Operation Blue Star]], 1984
*[[Operation Meghdoot]], 1986
*[[Operation Brasstacks|Operation Trident]], 1987
*Operation Rakshak, 1990
*[[2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff |Operation Parakram]], 2002
*Operation Deevar, 2004
*Operation Rakshak, 2006
==War Cry==
The war cry of the regiment is बोल श्री कृष्ण भगवान की जय (Bol Shree Krishna Bhagwan Ki Jai), which translates to ''Victory to Lord [[Krishna]]''. <ref name="891FdAPOcover"/>
==Gallantry awards==
The regiment has won the following gallantry awards<ref name="891FdAPOcover"/> –
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*[[Sena Medal]] (SM) – 3 (Lance Naik Devendra Singh<ref>{{cite web|url= https://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=15144|title= List of Personnel recommended for Gallantry and Distinguished Service Awards on Republic Day 2006|date=2006-01-25|access-date=2023-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.central.w.2006-03-18.100/page/n63/mode/2up?q=14431390&view=theater|title=Gazette of India, No 11, page 284|date=2006-03-18|access-date=2023-02-09}}</ref>)
*[[Commendation Cards (Indian Army)|Chief of Army Staff Commendation cards]] – 5
*Vice Chief of Army Staff Commendation cards – 3 (Colonel Saurabh K Sharma, Subedar Major Chandeshwar Prasad Singh,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=t9EBGkqe8lGHCs6yVU95CA==&ParentID=hkZcthAO1NPVfy0uxFDVnQ==|title=VCOAS Commendation Card, 2016|date=2016-08-15|access-date=2023-02-01}}</ref> Major Ravi Prakash Pandey.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=Fdq3f9lG89LJWp1ez5yGWFD4+kpIq4IHUu3oe+6Gnsg=&ParentID=ZFG9FypXgs8+T1F4xo+k2g==|title=VCOAS Commendation Card, 2019|date=2019-08-15|access-date=2023-02-01}}</ref>)
*General Officer Commanding-in-chief Commendation cards – 7

==Other achievements==
The regiment was awarded the General Officer Commanding in Chief ([[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]]) unit citation in 2014.<ref name="891FdAPOcover"/>
It was awarded General Officer Commanding in Chief ([[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Command]]) Unit Citation in 2025.

==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 1964]]
[[Category:Artillery regiments of the Indian Army after 1947]]

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