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46 Armoured Regiment Active 1982 – present Country India Allegiance India Branch Indian Army Type Armoured Corps Size Regiment Nickname(s ) Thunderbolts[1] Motto(s ) वज्र प्रहार प्रचंड वार Equipment T-72 tanksDecorations Shaurya Chakra 1 Sena Medal 4 [2] [3] Colonel of Maj Gen Beji Mathews[4] Abbreviation 46 Armd Regt
Military unit
The President of India, Mrs Pratibha Patil during the Presentation of the Standard to 46 Armoured Regiment at Hisar in Haryana on 17 October 2008
46 Armoured Regiment is an armoured regiment of the Indian Army .
Formation [ edit ]
46 Armoured Regiment was raised on 1 July 1982 at Ahmednagar .[5] [6]
History [ edit ]
The Regiment was presented the ‘President’s Standards ’ at Hisar , Haryana on 17 October 2008 by the then President of India, Mrs. Prathiba Patil .[7]
Equipment [ edit ]
The Regiment had the Vijayanta tanks at raising. Since 2002, it has been equipped with the T-72 tanks.[8]
Operations [ edit ]
The regiment participated in Operation Bluestar soon after its formation.[9] Operation Trident , Operation Rakshak , Operation Vijay and Operation Parakram .[10] [11]
Major Ratan Kumar Sen was awarded the Shaurya Chakra for his gallant actions during counter terrorism operations in Anantnag , Jammu and Kashmir , while he was serving in 2 Rashtriya Rifles .[12]
Regimental Insignia [ edit ]
The Regimental insignia consists of a thunderbolt, overlaid with the Vijayanta tank and a scroll at the base with the regimental motto in Devanagari script.
The motto of the regiment is वज्र प्रहार प्रचंड वार (Vajra Prahar Prachand Vaar).
External links [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "COAS Commendation Card" . Retrieved 2021-01-06 .
^ "Gazette of India, No 44" (PDF) . 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2021-01-06 .
^ "Sainik Samachar, Nov 2010" . 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2021-01-03 .
^ Gautam, PK (2016). Indigenous Historical Knowledge: Kautilya and His Vocabulary, Volume III . IDSA/Pentagon Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-81-8274-909-2
^ "Honour for 46 Armoured Regiment" . 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2021-01-06 .
^ "President presents `Standard` to 46 Armoured Regiment" . 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2021-01-06 .
^ "The Man who saw Bhindranwale dead" . 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2021-01-06 .
^ "46 Armoured Indian Army Postal Cover" . Retrieved 2021-01-06 .
^ " . 2000-04-13. Retrieved 2021-01-06 .
^ "Gazette of India, No 10, page 330" (PDF) . 1995-11-03. Retrieved 2022-11-06 .
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