27 AD Missile Regiment (Amritsar Airfield)

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27 AD Missile Regiment (Amritsar Airfield)
Active1942 – present
Country India
AllegianceBritish Raj Red Ensign.svg  British India
Flag of India.svg  India
BranchEnsign of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps.svg  British Indian Army
Flag of Indian Army.svg Indian Army
Type Corps of Army Air Defence
SizeRegiment
Motto(s)“Sky high excellence”
ColorsSky Blue and Red
Equipment Akash surface-to-air missiles [1]
Decorations Vir Chakra 5
Sena Medal 4
Vishisht Seva Medal 2
Mention in Despatches 5
Battle honours ‘Amritsar Airfield’
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Lieutenant General Nav Kumar Khanduri [2]
Insignia
Abbreviation27 AD Regt

27 Air Defence Missile Regiment (Amritsar Airfield) is an Air Defence regiment of the Indian Army.

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Formation

27 Air Defence Missile Regiment was raised on 1 February 1942 by Major (later Lt Col [3] ) HT Hogan at Malir Cantonment (presently in Pakistan) as the 3 Indian Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment with the troop nucleus being of South Indian classes. [4]

History

Akash missiles of 27 AD Missile Regt during the 2017 Republic Day parade Akash missiles during Republic Day 2017.jpg
Akash missiles of 27 AD Missile Regt during the 2017 Republic Day parade
Rajendra Radar of 27 AD Missile Regt during the 2018 Republic Day parade Troop Level Radar during rehearsal of Republic Day Parade 2018.jpg
Rajendra Radar of 27 AD Missile Regt during the 2018 Republic Day parade

At the time of its formation, the Regiment was equipped with Bofors 40 mm L-60 and American made anti-aircraft guns.

World War II
Various sub-units of the Regiment were deployed at Chittagong, Ceylon, Bombay and Calcutta. In 1945, the Regiment was moved to Vishakapatnam for training in amphibious assaults and was issued with the new 40 mm self-propelled guns.
Post war
Following the war, the Regiment was moved to Coimbatore. [5] After the partition, the Regiment was transferred to India. It was renamed the 27 Air Defence Regiment in February 1965. [6]
Indo-Pak War (1965)
The Regiment was deployed for various air defence roles in the Western Sector. [7] The gunners of the Regiment were decorated with 2 Vir Chakras, [8] 2 Sena Medals and 5 Mention in Despatches.
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
The Regiment saw action in the Western Sector with their L-70 guns and was awarded the battle honour title of ‘Amritsar Airfield’ [9] [10] along with 3 Vir Chakras, [11] [12] 1 Sena Medal [13] and 2 Vishisht Seva Medals. [14]
Other Operations

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  2. ↑ "Lt Gen Nav Khanduri takes charge as GOC-in-C of Western Command". 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
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  4. ↑ "27 AD-Indian Army Postal Cover" . Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  5. ↑ "27 Air Defence Regiment - Golden Jubilee 1992 APO Cover" . Retrieved 2020-10-17.
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  12. ↑ "GK Nair VrC at gallantryawards.gov.in" . Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  13. ↑ "HS Sandhu SM citation in the Gazette of India No 10" (PDF). 1974-03-09. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  14. ↑ "Lt Col HW Saldanha and Maj Sri Ram Prothi VSM Citation in 'The Gazette of India No 36'" (PDF). 1972-09-02. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
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