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52nd Armoured Regiment is an armoured regiment of the Indian Army Armoured Corps.
Formation
The regiment was raised on 1 February 1994 at Roorkee with T-72 tanks. The first commandant was Col Jugvir Singh. The first Colonel of the regiment was Brigadier A.S. Sinha.[1] The regiment has an all India, all class composition.[2]
History
Capt Upmanyu Singh of the regiment was posthumously awarded the Sena Medal in 2011 for gallantry during counter insurgency operations at Sopore in north Kashmir's Baramulla district.[3][4]
The present Colonel of the regiment is Brig Samarth Nagar.[5]
Regimental Insignia
The cap badge of the regiment is unique in the Indian Army, as it consists of a Welsh dragon motif against a background of two vertically parallel lances with a scroll below bearing the words "52 Armoured Regiment".
The motto of the regiment is "We lead through danger".
The unit flag contains four colours - French Grey, Buff, Red and Green which signify the phrase "In misty dawn, through sand and blood to green fields beyond."
References
- ↑ Indian Army, a Reference Manual{{#if:Sharma|, Sharma}. Reliance Publishing House(2000). ISBN 978-8175101142
- ↑ Indigenous Historical Knowledge: Kautilya and His Vocabulary, Volume III{{#if:Gautam|, Gautam}. IDSA/Pentagon Press(2016). ISBN 978-81-8274-909-2
- ↑ Capt Upmanyu Singh SM. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
- ↑ Gallantry Awards and Other Decorations(2011-09-01). Retrieved 2020-12-05.
- ↑ Gazette of India No 45(2020-11-07). Retrieved 2020-11-24.