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The Jat Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army, of which it is one of the longest-serving and most decorated regiments. [2] The regiment has won 19 Battle Honours between 1839 and 1947, [3] and post-independence it has won Five Battle Honours, including 3 Ashok Chakra, 2 Victoria Cross, 2 George Cross, 13 Kirti Chakra, 8 Mahavir Chakra, 3 Military Medal, 53 Shaurya Chakras, 39 Vir ...
Regiment Active From Regimental Center Motto War Cry Madras Regiment: 1758 Wellington, Tamil Nadu "Swadharme nidhanam shreyaha" ("it is a glory to die doing one's duty") "Veera Madrassi, Adi Kollu, Adi Kollu" ("Brave Madrassi, Strike and Kill, Strike and Kill!") Rajputana Rifles: 1775 Delhi Cantonment, Delhi
Regiment Active From Regimental Centre Reg. Bn. TA Bn. RR Bn. Motto War Cry Madras Regiment: 1758 Wellington, Tamil Nadu: 21 3 4 "Swadharme nidhanam shreyaha" ("It is a glory to die doing one's duty") "Veera Madrassi, Adi Kollu, Adi Kollu" ("Brave Madrassi, Strike and Kill, Strike and Kill!") Rajputana Rifles: 1775 Delhi Cantonment: 19 2 4
World War II: The 9th Jat Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1795 and again in 1922, after the Indian government reformed ...
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 – the regiment was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel DS Bahl, equipped with 75/24 Pack Howitzers and was part of Operation Nutcracker and Operation Cactus Lily. [3] On 15 October 1971, prior to the onset of war, the regiment along with 24 Medium Regiment was in support of Mukti Bahini and 10 Bihar in the attempted ...
3 e Régiment d'infanterie de marine (3rd Marine Infantry Regiment): Debout les morts (French for "The dead, get up") 12 e Régiment de cuirassiers (12th Cuirassier Regiment): In periculo ludunt (Latin for "amidst danger, they play") 2 e Régiment de dragons (2nd Dragoon Regiment): Da materiam splendescam (Latin for "give me a chance to shine")
He was at the age of 18, and serving as Naib Subedar in the 9th Jat Regiment, British Indian Army during World War II, when he performed the deeds for which he was awarded the VC. On 6 April 1944, during the Battle of Imphal , Naib Subedar Rao Abdul Hafiz Khan was ordered to attack with his platoon a prominent position held by the enemy, the ...
The Mechanised Infantry Regiment is one of the youngest regiments in the army and was the mastermind of General K Sundarji, who had the foresight to cater to the needs of a modern army. [4] After the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 , a need was felt to give infantry battalions greater mobility, especially when operating with armoured formations.