The 33rd Armoured Division, based at Hisar Military Station, is part of I Corps "Strike Corps" of Indian Army. [1] I Corps is a battle formation under South Western Command headquartered at Jaipur.
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33rd Armoured Division was raised on 15 November 1982 by Major General L. B. Sondhi. [2] [3] It was converted into an Armoured Division in December 1993. [3]
Phase II of Arjun Tank was conducted at Hisar, Haryana and check was made for medium fording capability.
The 33rd Armoured Division is part of I Corps under South Western Command of Indian Army.
The I Corps strike corps of the South Western Command , created in 1965 and headquartered at Mathura, consists of the following 3 army divisions:
The 33rd Armoured Division has 5 Brigades (3 Armoured, 1 Artillery & 1 Air Defence brigades).
A Regiment is a homogenous unit specializing in one thing e.g. Armoured (tank), Mechanised (vehicles), Artillery, etc. A Brigade is multi-functional unit composed of different types of Battalions from various Regiments.
The '33rd Armoured Division' has total 5 Brigades: [2]
It initially consisted of the 88 Mechanised Brigade (was already in existence), the 39 Mechanised Brigade and the 33 Artillery Brigade were also raised on 15 November 1982. The 57 Mechanised Brigade was raised on 1 March 1983. The 627th (Independent) Mechanised Air Defence Brigade became part of the Division's Orbat (Order of battle) on 1 December 1989. Later, all Mechanised Brigades were converted to the Armoured Brigades.
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