52nd Armoured Regiment (India)

52 Armoured Regiment
Active1994 – present
CountryIndia India
AllegianceIndia
Branch Indian Army
TypeArmoured Corps
SizeRegiment
Motto(s)We lead through danger
ColorsFrench Grey, Buff, Red and Green
EquipmentT-72
Commanders
Colonel of
the Regiment		Major General Samarth Nagar[1]
Insignia
Abbreviation52 Armd Regt

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.[2] The regiment has an all India, all class composition.[3]

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.[4][5]

The present Colonel of the regiment is Brig Samarth Nagar.[6]

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

  1. ^ "Gazette of India No 45" (PDF). 7 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. ^ Sharma, Gautam (2000). Indian Army, a Reference Manual. Reliance Publishing House. ISBN 978-8175101142.
  3. ^ Gautam, PK (2016). Indigenous Historical Knowledge: Kautilya and His Vocabulary, Volume III. IDSA/Pentagon Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-81-8274-909-2.
  4. ^ "Capt Upmanyu Singh SM". Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Gallantry Awards and Other Decorations". 1 September 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Gazette of India No 45" (PDF). 7 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.