13th Armoured Regiment (India)

13th Armoured Regiment, is an armoured regiment which is part of the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army.[2][3]

13th Armoured Regiment
Active1984 – present
Country India 1984-Present
AllegianceIndia
Branch Indian Army
TypeArmour
SizeRegiment
Nickname(s)Triskaideca, Nightstrikers
Motto(s)Veer Bhogya Vasundhara (The Brave shall inherit the Earth)[1]
EquipmentT-90
Insignia
Abbreviation13 Armd Regt
The President and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Mrs Pratibha Patil presenting the colours at Babina, Uttar Pradesh on October 19, 2010

Formation

The regiment was initially raised with Sikhs, Rajputs and South Indian classes, but was later converted to an all-class regiment. The regiment was raised on 21 December 1984 by Lt Col Balram Singh Mehta at Ahmednagar.[2]


History

It was first equipped with Vijayanta tanks and later with T-90 tanks.[2] It first assignment however was in counter-insurgency duties in Jammu and Kashmir.[2] The Regiment had the honour of participating in the 2009 Republic Day Parade.

The Regiment was presented the ‘President’s Standards’ at Babina on 19 October 2010 by the then President of India, Ms Prathiba Patil.[4][5]

T-90 Tanks of the 13 Armoured Regiment passes through the Rajpath during the 60th Republic Day Parade, 2009

Regimental Insignia

The cap badge of the unit is a sunburst with crossed lances and pennons. The regimental motto is inscribed on a circlet within the sunburst. Initially, the entire badge was made of white metal. This was later changed with the sunburst being converted to brass with no change of white metal for the rest of the badge.[2] The shoulder title consists of the numeral "13" in brass.

References
  1. "Sainik Samachar Nov 2010". 1 November 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  2. Nath, Ashok (2009). Izzat: historical records and iconography of Indian cavalry regiments, 1750-2007. Centre for Armed Forces Historical Research, United Service Institution of India. pp. 562–563. ISBN 978-81-902097-7-9.
  3. "Sainik Samachar Nov 2010". 1 November 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  4. "13 Armoured Regiment - Presidents-Standards". 1 October 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  5. "13 Armoured Regiment - Presidents-Standards in DNA India". 18 October 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2020.


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