82nd Armoured Regiment (India)

82 Armoured Regiment is an armoured regiment of the Indian Army.

82 Armoured Regiment
Active1975 – present
CountryIndia India
AllegianceIndia
Branch Indian Army
TypeArmoured Corps
SizeRegiment
Nickname(s)Toofan-e-hind
EquipmentT-72 tanks
Commanders
Colonel of
the Regiment		Lt General JS Sandhu
Insignia
Abbreviation82 Armd Regt

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.
  • Sena Medal (Gallantry) - 3
  • 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
  1. "Moti Dar". Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  2. Sharma, Gautam (2000). Indian Army, a Reference Manual. Reliance Publishing House. ISBN 978-8175101142.
  3. Gautam, PK (2016). Indigenous Historical Knowledge: Kautilya and His Vocabulary, Volume III. IDSA/Pentagon Press. p. 154. ISBN 978-81-8274-909-2.
  4. "Gazette of India, No 45, Page 1744" (PDF). 7 November 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  5. "Major Ganesh Madappa SC". Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  6. "Gazette of India, No 48, page 754-755" (PDF). 30 November 1996. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  7. "SWR KALU RAM JAT". Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  8. "List of Personnel Recommended for COAS Commendation Cards On Army Day 2008" (PDF). Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  9. "VCOAS Commendation Card 2008". Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  10. "Gazette of India, No 21, page 617" (PDF). 24 May 1980. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  11. "The Regular Armoured Corps Regiments of the Indian Army". Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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