11 Armoured Regiment | |
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Active | 1984 – present |
Country | India |
Allegiance | India |
Branch | Indian Army |
Type | Armoured Corps |
Size | Regiment |
Nickname(s) | The Double First[1] Sprocket Power Risala[2][3] |
Motto(s) | जीत ही जीत ‘Jeet-Hi-Jeet’ (Always Victorious) |
Equipment | T-72 tanks |
Commanders | |
Colonel of the Regiment | Maj Gen Praveen Chhabra[4] |
Insignia | |
Abbreviation | 11 Armd Regt |
11 Armoured Regiment is an armoured regiment of the Indian Army.
11 Armoured Regiment was raised on 07 May 1984 by Lieutenant Colonel HS Lamba at Kaluchak, Jammuin Jammu and Kashmir.[5] It has an all-India all-class composition, drawing troops from various castes and religions.[6]
The regiment is presently equipped with T-72 tanks.[7]
The Regimental insignia consists of crossed lances with pennons, overlaid with the numeral "11" inside a sprocket at the crossing of the lances, mounted by an armoured fist and a scroll at the base with the regimental motto in Devanagari script.
The motto of the regiment is जीत ही जीत (Jeet-Hi-Jeet), which translates to ‘Always Victorious’.[8]