Template:Infobox military unit 153 Medium Regiment (Self-Propelled) is part of the Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army.
Formation
The regiment was raised on 7 January 1985 at Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh.[1][2] It consists of 1531, 1532 and 1533 medium batteries. The regiment is a mixed class troops regiment.
Operations
The regiment has taken part in the following operations[2] – Template:Expand list
- Operation Trident
- Operation Vijay – The regiment took part in the Kargil war under the command of Colonel NP Rarilal.[3] It saw action in the Kaksar and Batalik sub sectors with its Bofors guns.[4][5][6][7] The Apati War Memorial in Kargil commemorates the soldiers from the unit, who lost their lives during this operation.[8]
- Operation Rhino – Counter terrorist operations in Assam.
- Operation Falcon
- Operation Bajrang
- Operation Rakshak – The unit was deployed in counter terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Operation Meghdoot – Operations in Siachen glacier.
- Operation Parakram
Gallantry awards
The regiment has won the following gallantry awards - Template:Expand list
- Sena Medal – Subedar Balbir Singh (posthumous)[4]
Motto
The motto of the regiment is श्रेष्ठता के लिए संघर्ष (Shreshthta ke liye sangharsh) which translates to Struggle for superiority.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedSainik - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 153 Medium Regiment-Indian Army Postal Cover(2010-01-07). Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- ↑ How the Bofors Affair Transformed India, 1989-1999{{#if:Mayadas|, Mayadas}. Lancer Publishers(1999). ISBN 978-1897829646
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sub Balbir Singh SM. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- ↑ Operation Badr: Mussharef's Contribution to Pakistan's Thousand Years War Against India{{#if:Ludra|, Ludra}. Institute for Strategic Research and Analysis(2001). ISBN 978-81-901361-1-2
- ↑ Musharraf's War{{#if:Nath|, Nath}. Lancers Books(2003)
- ↑ Anjan Mukherjee in Evolution of Indian Artillery and its Impact on India's Comprehensive Military Power, chapter III. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- ↑ Centre keen to promote tourism in Kargil(2015-07-06). Retrieved 2024-02-23.
