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The Dogra Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. The regiment traces its roots directly from the 17th Dogra Regiment of the British Indian Army. When transferred to the Indian Army like its sister regiments, the numeral prefix was removed. Dogra Regiment Units Maximum filled with Rajputs And Sikh.
The 17th Dogra Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1922, after the Indian government decided to reform the army moving away from single battalion regiments to multi-battalion regiments. During the Second World War soldiers from the 17th Dogras fought in Malaya (1941-1942) and Burma (1943-1945). [1]
The Dogra Regiment was among the regiments of the British Indian Army, which made significant contributions in both the world wars on all fronts from East Asia to Europe and North Africa. At Independence, it became an infantry regiment of the Indian Army composed largely but not exclusively of the Dogra people.
Units of the Regiment of Artillery that have equipment other than weapons are listed below. These units mainly have Surveillance and Target Acquisition (SATA) equipment, Surveillance and target acquisition is a military role assigned to units and/or their equipment.
The 41st Dogras was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment was raised as the 41st (Dogra) Bengal Infantry in 1900 in Jullundur by Major E.T. Gastrell. In 1901, the regiment became the 41st Dogra Infantry; and in 1903 the 41st Dogras. They went to China in 1904 to join an international force, staying there until 1908.
On 4 June 2015, United Liberation Front of Western South East Asia (UNLFW) separatists ambushed a military convoy in Chandel district of Manipur, India, resulting in the death of eighteen Indian Army soldiers.
The regiment could trace its origins to 1887, when it was raised as the 37th (Dogra) Bengal Infantry. [1] The regiment took part in the Chitral Expedition in 1895 and World War I. During World War I the regiment was in the 14th Indian Division and took part in the Second Battle of Kut and the Capture of Baghdad during the Mesopotamia Campaign. [2]
The 38th Dogras were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1858, when they were raised as an irregular unit named the Agra Levy. In 1864 the regiment was incorporated into the regular line infantry of the Bengal Army, under the title of the 38th (Agra) Regiment Bengal Native Infantry. [1]