55th Armoured Regiment (India)

{{short description|Armored regiment of Indian military}}

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| country = {{flag icon|India}} India

| allegiance = India

| branch = 24px Indian Army

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| equipment = T90 tanks

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| colonel_of_the_regiment = Lt Gen Ajai Singh, AVSM {{cite web|url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/2020/223002.pdf|title=Gazette of India No 45|date=2020-11-07|access-date=2020-12-09}}

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| motto = युद्धाय कृत निश्चयः
Yudhyay Krit Nishchayah (Into Battle with Resolve)

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File:Tank T-90 Bhishma passes through the Rajpath during the 65th Republic Day Parade 2014, in New Delhi on January 26, 2014.jpg

File:Indian Army Armoured Corps personnel at a felicitation ceremony in Bhopal.jpg

55th Armoured Regiment is part of the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army.

The present Colonel of the regiment is Lieutenant General Ajai Singh, AVSM.{{cite web|url=https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/2020/223002.pdf|title=Gazette of India No 45|date=2020-11-07|access-date=2020-12-09}}

The Regiment had the honour of participating in the Republic Day parade in 2014 with their T-90 tanks.

The motto of the regiment is युद्धाय दृढ़ निश्चय (Yudhyay Dridh Nishchay), which translates to ‘Into Battle with Resolve’.