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Indian Army regiment
82 Armoured Regiment Active 1975–present Country
India Allegiance India Branch
Indian Army Type
Armoured Corps Size Regiment Nickname(s) Toofan-e-hind Equipment
T-72 tanks Colonel of the Regiment Lt General JS Sandhu Abbreviation 82 Armd Regt
Military unit
82 Armoured Regiment is an armoured regiment of the
Indian Army .
History
The regiment was raised on 1 October 1975. The first commandant was Lieutenant Colonel (later Lieutenant General) Moti Dar of the
Poona Horse .
[1]
[2] It has an all-India, all-class composition, drawing troops from various castes and religions.
[3]
Lieutenant General JS Sandhu is the current
Colonel of the Regiment .
[4]
Gallantry awards and honours
The regiment has won the following gallantry awards –
Shaurya Chakra - 03
Major Ganesh Madappa – awarded posthumously for his bravery, while in service with the
36 RR battalion at
Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, during counter-insurgency operations.
[5]
[6]
Sowar Kalu Ram Jat
[7]
One more SC awardee for service in CI/ CT ops.[
citation needed ]
Sena Medal (Gallantry) - 3[
citation needed ]
COAS Commendation Cards – 1
Lieutenant Colonel Arjun Ram Singh
[8]
VCOAS Commendation Card – 1
[9]
Risaldar Major (Honorary Captain) Amar Singh was appointed Honorary Life
Aide-de-camp to the
President of India on 5 April 1980.
[10]
Regimental Insignia
The cap badge of the regiment consists of a
winged lion and a scroll at the base with the Regimental Motto in
Devanagari script.
[11]
References
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"Moti Dar" . Retrieved 8 May 2021 .
^ Sharma, Gautam (2000). Indian Army, a Reference Manual . Reliance Publishing House.
ISBN
978-8175101142 .
^ Gautam, PK (2016). Indigenous Historical Knowledge: Kautilya and His Vocabulary, Volume III . IDSA/Pentagon Press. p. 154.
ISBN
978-81-8274-909-2 .
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"Gazette of India, No 45, Page 1744" (PDF) . 7 November 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2021 .
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"Major Ganesh Madappa SC" . Retrieved 8 May 2021 .
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"Gazette of India, No 48, page 754-755" (PDF) . 30 November 1996. Retrieved 8 May 2021 .
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"SWR KALU RAM JAT" . Retrieved 18 July 2022 .
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"List of Personnel Recommended for COAS Commendation Cards On Army Day 2008" (PDF) . Retrieved 8 May 2021 .
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"VCOAS Commendation Card 2008" . Retrieved 8 May 2021 .
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"Gazette of India, No 21, page 617" (PDF) . 24 May 1980. Retrieved 8 May 2021 .
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"The Regular Armoured Corps Regiments of the Indian Army" . Retrieved 8 May 2021 .