92 Field Regiment (India)

92 Field Regiment is part of the Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army.

92 Field Regiment
Active1963 – present
CountryIndia India
AllegianceIndia
Branch Indian Army
Type Artillery
SizeRegiment
Motto(s)Sarvatra, Izzat-O-Iqbal
(Everywhere with Honour and Glory).
ColorsRed & Navy Blue
Anniversaries23 March – Raising Day
Equipment105 mm field guns
Insignia
Abbreviation92 Fd Regt

Formation

The regiment was raised on 23 March 1963 at Ambala as 92 Mountain Composite Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Sukhwant Singh was first commanding officer and the regiment was equipped with howitzers. The unit was subsequently converted into a field regiment.[1]

Composition

The regiment was raised as a pure Sikh regiment.[1]

Operations

The regiment has taken part in the following operations[1]

Honours and achievements

  • Lieutenant General Ranjit Singh Nagra PVSM, VSM and bar was commissioned into the unit and went on to command it. He became the Director General Artillery at Army Headquarters in 2002.[7]
  • Subedar Jagsir Singh was awarded the COAS Commendation Card in 2017.[8]

See also

References

  1. "92 Field Regiment Golden Jubilee APO postal cover". 2013-03-23. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  2. "Gazette of India, No 1" (PDF). 1967-01-07. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  3. "Martyrs". Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  4. "9 September 1965". 2015-09-09. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  5. "12 September 1965". 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  6. Singh, Jagjit (1994). Indian Gunners at War: The Western Front 1971. Spantech & Lancer. ISBN 978-1897829554.
  7. "Lt Gen R S Nagra takes over as DG Artillery". 2002-02-07. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  8. "COAS Commendation Card". 2017-08-15. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
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