54th Armoured Regiment (India)
{{short description|Armoured regiment of the Indian Army}}
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|colonel_of_the_regiment= Lt Gen AS Bhinder, VSM{{cite web|url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/2020/223002.pdf|title=Gazette of India, No 45|date=2020-11-07|access-date=2021-01-26}}
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|motto= सर्वत्र यशोविजय
Sarvatra Yashovijay (Success and victory everywhere)
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54 Armoured Regiment is an armoured regiment of the Indian Army.
Formation
54 Armoured Regiment was raised on 1 July 2010.{{cite news|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/haryana-captain-bhanghoo-from-panchkula-to-lead-republic-day-tank-contingent-at-rajpath/articleshow/80437305.cms|title= Haryana: Captain Bhanghoo from Panchkula to lead Republic Day Tank Contingent at Rajpath|newspaper= The Times of India|date=2021-01-24|access-date=2021-01-26}} It was the first regiment to be equipped with the T-90 tanks at raising.
History
It is the youngest armoured regiment to have been conferred with a ‘Unit Citation’ within eight years of its raising. The regiment has seen deployment in South Kashmir during abrogation of Article 370 and Section 35A.{{cite web|url= https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/tricity-officers-to-lead-tank-artillery-rocket-contingents-in-republic-day-parade-at-new-delhi-7161689/|title= Tricity officers to lead tank, artillery rocket contingents in R-Day Parade at New Delhi|date=2021-01-26|access-date=2021-01-26}}
The Regiment had the honour of participating in the Republic Day parade and the Army Day parade in 2021.{{cite web|url= https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rafale-t-90-bhishma-ins-vikrant-military-prowess-on-display-on-72nd-rday-101611638113455.html|title= Rafale, T-90 Bhishma, INS Vikrant: Military prowess on display on 72nd R-Day|date=2021-01-26|access-date=2021-01-26}}{{cite web|url= https://www.defencexp.com/why-is-army-day-celebrated/|title= Why Is Army Day Celebrated?|date=15 January 2021|access-date=2021-01-26}}
The Chief of Army Staff, General Manoj Pande presented the President's Standards to the regiment at Suratgarh military station on 25 March 2023.{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1910698|title=Army Chief Presents President’s Standards To 49 Armoured Regiment, 51 Armoured Regiment, 53 Armoured Regiment And 54 Armoured Regiment|date=2023-03-25|access-date=2023-03-28}}
File:Indian Army Armoured Corps personnel at a felicitation ceremony in Bhopal.jpg
References
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Category:Military units and formations established in 2010
Category:Armoured and cavalry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947
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