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11 Armoured Regiment
Active1984 – present
CountryIndia India
AllegianceIndia
Branch Indian Army
TypeArmoured Corps
SizeRegiment
Nickname(s)The Double First[1]
Sprocket Power Risala[2][3]
Motto(s)जीत ही जीत
‘Jeet-Hi-Jeet’ (Always Victorious)
EquipmentT-72 tanks
Commanders
Colonel of
the Regiment
Maj Gen Praveen Chhabra[4]
Insignia
Abbreviation11 Armd Regt

11 Armoured Regiment is an armoured regiment of the Indian Army.

Formation[edit]

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]

Equipment[edit]

The regiment is presently equipped with T-72 tanks.[7]

Regimental Insignia[edit]

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Raising Day of 11 Armoured Regiment". 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  • ^ "Soldiers on cycles". 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  • ^ "Raising Day". 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  • ^ "Gazette of India, No 44" (PDF). 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  • ^ "Remembering The Raising of 11 Armoured Regiment". 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  • ^ Gautam, PK (2016). Indigenous Historical Knowledge: Kautilya and His Vocabulary, Volume III. IDSA/Pentagon Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-81-8274-909-2.
  • ^ "Allies regroup, deepen ties to take on new scenario". 2013-10-26. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  • ^ "Raising Day of 11 Armoured Regiment". 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2021-01-06.

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