58th Armoured Regiment (India)

58 Armoured Regiment is part of the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army.

58 Armoured Regiment
Country India
AllegianceIndia
Branch Indian Army
TypeArmour
SizeRegiment
Motto(s)अव्वल अट्ठावन सर्वश्रेष्ठ
Avval Atthavan Sarvashrestha
EquipmentT90 tanks
Commanders
Colonel of
the Regiment
Lt Gen Ajai Singh, AVSM[1]
Insignia
Abbreviation58 Armd Regt
T-90 Bhishma of 58 Armoured Regiment passes through the Rajpath during the 68th Republic Day Parade in New Delhi on January 26, 2017

Lieutenant General Kamal Jit Singh, PVSM, AVSM* was appointed the first Colonel of the regiment on 20 January 2015.[2] The present Colonel of the regiment is Lieutenant General Ajai Singh, AVSM.[3]

The Regiment had the honour of participating in the Republic Day parade in 2017 with its T-90 tanks.[4]

The motto of the regiment is अव्वल अट्ठावन सर्वश्रेष्ठ (Avval Atthavan Sarvashrestha), which loosely translates to ‘Fifty Eight – the first and the best in its class’.[5]

References

  1. "Gazette of India No 44" (PDF). 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  2. "Gazette of India, No 31" (PDF). 2015-08-01. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  3. "Gazette of India No 44" (PDF). 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  4. "'Do Not Rain on My Parade': India's 68th Republic Day Round-up". 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  5. "Republic Day Parade on 26 January 2017 Live Online Video Streaming Updates: From Rajpath, India shows world its military prowess, 'cultural' heart". 2017-01-26. Retrieved 2021-01-07.


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