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64th Cavalry Active 1966 – present Country India Allegiance India Branch Indian Army Type Armour Size Regiment Nickname(s ) ‘Flashing Sabres’ Motto(s ) वीरता ही मान Colors Cordite Blue, Ochre and Gold Notable Gen Bipin Chandra Joshi , PVSM , AVSM , ADC [1] [2] [3] Abbreviation 64 Cav
Military unit
The 64th Cavalry is an armoured regiment of the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army .[4]
Formation [ edit ]
After the 1965 Indo-Pakistan War , a number of armoured regiments were raised for the Indian Army, of which 64 Cavalry was the first. However, it was the last to use the epithet of cavalry , all subsequent regiments were named armoured regiments instead. It was raised in Babina on 31 March 1966 by Lt Col Trevor Lancelot Perry, a former Indian Air Force pilot,[5] Sikhs , Jats and Rajputs .[4] [6]
Equipment [ edit ]
The Regiment was initial equipped with T-54 tanks , which were replaced by the Vijayanta tanks in 1981. In 1991, the regiment was upgraded to the T-72 tanks.[7]
History [ edit ]
During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 , the regiment, then under Lt Col Bipin Chandra Joshi and equipped with T-54 tanks , was part of 14 Independent Armoured Brigade supporting XI Corps in the Western theatre, but did not see any action.[4] [8] [9] [10]
64th Cavalry - 'The Flashing Sabres' celebrating their 55th Raising Day, 31 March 2021[11]
It was located in the Chhamb corridor during Operation Trident and also participated in Operation Rakshak , where the regiment was in a peace-keeping role.[4] Operation Vijay and in Operation Parakram .[7]
The President of India R Venkataraman presented a guidon to the regiment in Jammu on 7 April 1991.[12]
The Jammu and Kashmir Rifles and the naval ship INS Vibhuti are affiliated to the regiment.[7] [13]
The regiment has also produced a Chief of the Army Staff , Gen Bipin Chandra Joshi , PVSM , AVSM , ADC .[4]
Regimental Insignia [ edit ]
The regimental cap badge consists of a mailed right-handed fist, placed on the crossing of a pair of sabres, with a scroll along the bottom which has the regimental motto in Devanagari script .
The shoulder title consists of "64C" in brass.[4]
The regimental motto is वीरता ही मान (Veerta hi Maan), which translates to ‘By Courage and Honour’.
The regimental colours are Cordite Blue (signifying the colour of smoke emanating from the gun barrel), Ochre (signifying the dust kicked up by the tank) and Gold (signifying the quest for glory). The colours put together signify ‘Through smoke and dust to glory’[7]
References [ edit ]
^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 18 June 1955. p. 118.
^ "War Heroes & Alumni" . Retrieved 29 November 2020 .
^ "Appointment" . 1 April 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2020 .
^ a b c d e f Nath, Ashok (2009). Izzat: historical records and iconography of Indian cavalry regiments, 1750-2007 ISBN 978-81-902097-7-9
^ "Pilot Officer Trevor Lancelot Perry" . Retrieved 29 November 2020 .
^ Gautam, PK (2016). Indigenous Historical Knowledge: Kautilya and His Vocabulary, Volume III . IDSA/Pentagon Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-81-8274-909-2
^ a b c d "64 Cavalry - Indian Army Postal Cover" . Retrieved 29 November 2020 .
^ Sandhu, Dave & Rikhye, Ravi. "Indian XI Corps: Orbat December 1971" . Orbat.com . Archived from the original on 13 January 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2014 .
^ "War in the Western Theatre" (PDF) . Retrieved 29 November 2020 .
^ Praval, KC (2009). Indian Army After Independence . Lancer Publishers. ISBN 978-1935501107
^ "64th Cavalry, The Flashing Sabres celebrated their 55th Raising Day to commemorate its glorious history" . 1 April 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021 .
^ President R Venkataraman Selected Speeches Volume 2 . Publication Division, Government of India. 1993. p. 245.
^ "INS Vibhuti" . Facebook . Retrieved 11 April 2021 .
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