82nd Armoured Regiment (India)

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82 Armoured Regiment
Active1975 – present
CountryIndia India
AllegianceIndia
BranchFlag of Indian Army.svg Indian Army
TypeArmoured Corps
SizeRegiment
Nickname(s)Toofan-e-hind
EquipmentT-72 tanks
Commanders
Colonel of
the Regiment		Lt General JS Sandhu
Insignia
Abbreviation82 Armd Regt

82 Armoured Regiment is an armoured regiment of the Indian Army.

History[]

The regiment was raised on 1 October 1975. The first commandant was Lieutenant Colonel (later Lieutenant General) Moti Dar of the Poona Horse.[1][2] It has an all-India, all-class composition, drawing troops from various castes and religions.[3]

Lieutenant General JS Sandhu is the current Colonel of the Regiment.[4]

Gallantry awards and honours[]

The regiment has won the following gallantry awards –

  • Shaurya Chakra - 03 Major Ganesh Madappa – awarded posthumously for his bravery, while in service with the 36 RR battalion at Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, during counter-insurgency operations.

LD Kalu Ram Jat,SC, 82 Armd Regt and one more SC awardee from 82 Armd Regt for service in CI/ CT ops.[5][6]

  • SM (Gallantry) - 3
  • COAS Commendation Cards – 1[7]
  • VCOAS Commendation Card – 1[8]
  • Risaldar Major (Honorary Captain) Amar Singh was appointed Honorary Life Aide-de-camp to the President of India on 05 April 1980.[9]

Regimental Insignia[]

The cap badge of the regiment consists of a winged lion and a scroll at the base with the Regimental Motto in Devanagari script.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Moti Dar". Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  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. 154. ISBN 978-81-8274-909-2.
  4. ^ "Gazette of India, No 45, Page 1744" (PDF). 7 November 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Major Ganesh Madappa SC". Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Gazette of India, No 48, page 754-755" (PDF). 30 November 1996. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  7. ^ "List of Personnel Recommended for COAS Commendation Cards On Army Day 2008" (PDF). Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  8. ^ "VCOAS Commendation Card 2008". Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Gazette of India, No 21, page 617" (PDF). 24 May 1980. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  10. ^ "The Regular Armoured Corps Regiments of the Indian Army". Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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