48th Armoured Regiment (India)
{{Short description|Indian Army regiment}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
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|type= Armoured Corps
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|equipment= T-90 tanks
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|colonel_of_the_regiment= Major General PS Dahiya
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|nickname=Tridents
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|motto= सम्मान या बलिदान
"Samaan Ya Balidan" ("Honour or Sacrifice")
|colors= Red, Green, Yellow and Blue
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48 Armoured Regiment is an armoured regiment of the Indian Army.
History
The regiment was raised on 1 December 1982 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel DS Dhadwal at Meerut.{{cite web|url= https://hcvv.home.xs4all.nl/milweb/British-India/Cavalry/list-india.html|title= The Regiments of the Indian Army Armoured Corps since 1950|date=|access-date=2021-05-06}} It has an all-India, all-class composition, drawing troops from various castes and religions.{{cite book|last=Gautam|first=PK|title= Indigenous Historical Knowledge: Kautilya and His Vocabulary, Volume III|date=2016|publisher= IDSA/Pentagon Press |isbn= 978-81-8274-909-2|page=153}} Major General PS Dahiya is the current Colonel of the Regiment.{{cite web|url= https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/2015/164962.pdf|title=Gazette of India, No 31, Page 2002|date=2015-08-01|access-date=2021-05-07}} Men from the regiment have participated in counter insurgency operations through tenures in the Rashtriya Rifles.{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalwarmemorial.gov.in/Roll.php?wall_row_roll_colnOrder=Sorter1&wall_row_roll_colnDir=ASC&wall_row_roll_colnPage=2600|title=National War Memorial|date=|access-date=2021-05-06}}{{cite web|url=https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/sowar-gurunodharao-c/|title=Sowar Gurunodharao C|date=|access-date=2021-05-06}}
Gallantry awards
The regiment has won the following gallantry awards -
- Shaurya Chakra – 1 (Sowar Varinder Kumar Sharma was awarded the Shaurya Chakra posthumously on the eve of Independence Day, 2008. On 25 Sep 2007, Sowar Sharma, while posted in the 60th battalion of Rashtriya Rifles eliminated two hard-core terrorists during a gunfight, before succumbing to his injuries.{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=48377|title=President confers gallantry and distinguished service awards|date=2009-03-26|access-date=2023-08-06}}{{cite web|url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/2008/W_46_2010_004.pdf|title=Gazette of India, No 46, page 1387|date=2008-11-15|access-date=2023-08-06}}
- COAS Commendation Cards – 2{{cite web|url= https://www.indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=1vRyu34bSyn4XutMvpcUPA==&ParentID=hYSzvWFl/vv2DJ8kOtslHw==&flag=lpOV6OoM4fjcP5EqAR6oiw==|title= COAS Commendation 2008|date=|access-date=2021-05-06}}{{cite web|url= https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=ydvIE5569R2fOpkY28qMeg==&ParentID=A7E3WkDML6x0Iv5iFQ5VSA==|title=COAS Commendation Cards 2018|date=|access-date=2021-05-06}}
Equipment
The Regiment is presently equipped with the T-90 tanks.
Regimental insignia
The Regimental insignia consists of crossed lances with pennons of the regimental colours, mounted with the trident, with the numeral "48" inscribed on the crossing of the lances and a scroll at the base with the Regimental Motto in Devanagari script. The Regimental motto is सम्मान या बलिदान (Samman Ya Balidan), which translates to "Honour or Sacrifice".{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Orbatnoob_2/status/1362802814460698628/photo/2|title= 48 Armoured Regiment with 4 RAPID|date=2021-02-19|access-date=2021-05-06}} The shoulder title consists of the numeral "48" in brass.
References
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{{Indian Army Armoured Corps}}
Category:Armoured and cavalry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947