Английская Википедия:52nd Armoured Regiment (India)

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52nd Armoured Regiment is an armoured regiment of the Indian Army Armoured Corps.

Formation

The regiment was raised on 1 February 1994 at Roorkee with T-72 tanks. The first commandant was Col Jugvir Singh. The first Colonel of the regiment was Brigadier A.S. Sinha.[1] The regiment has an all India, all class composition.[2]

History

Capt Upmanyu Singh of the regiment was posthumously awarded the Sena Medal in 2011 for gallantry during counter insurgency operations at Sopore in north Kashmir's Baramulla district.[3][4]

The present Colonel of the regiment is Brig Samarth Nagar.[5]

Regimental Insignia

The cap badge of the regiment is unique in the Indian Army, as it consists of a Welsh dragon motif against a background of two vertically parallel lances with a scroll below bearing the words "52 Armoured Regiment".

The motto of the regiment is "We lead through danger".

The unit flag contains four colours - French Grey, Buff, Red and Green which signify the phrase "In misty dawn, through sand and blood to green fields beyond."

References

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