55th Armoured Regiment (India)
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55th Armoured Regiment | |
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Country | ![]() |
Allegiance | India |
Branch | ![]() |
Type | Armour |
Size | Regiment |
Motto(s) | युद्धाय दृढ़ निश्चय Yudhyay Dridh Nishchay (Into Battle with Resolve) |
Equipment | T90 tanks |
Commanders | |
Colonel of the Regiment | Lt Gen Ajai Singh, AVSM [1] |
Insignia | |
Abbreviation | 55 Armd Regt |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Tank_T-90_Bhishma_passes_through_the_Rajpath_during_the_65th_Republic_Day_Parade_2014%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_January_26%2C_2014.jpg/305px-Tank_T-90_Bhishma_passes_through_the_Rajpath_during_the_65th_Republic_Day_Parade_2014%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_January_26%2C_2014.jpg)
T-90 Bhishma of 55 Armoured Regiment passes through the Rajpath during the 65th Republic Day Parade in New Delhi on January 26, 2014
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Indian_Army_Armoured_Corps_personnel_at_a_felicitation_ceremony_in_Bhopal.jpg/305px-Indian_Army_Armoured_Corps_personnel_at_a_felicitation_ceremony_in_Bhopal.jpg)
Regimental soldiers in ceremonial dress (in dark blue)
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.[2]
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’.
References[]
- ^ "Gazette of India No 45" (PDF). 7 November 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Gazette of India No 45" (PDF). 7 November 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
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