33rd Armoured Division (India)

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33rd Armoured Division
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Formation Badge of the 33rd Armoured Division
Founded15 November 1982 – present
CountryFlag of India.svg India
BranchFlag of Indian Army.svg  Indian Army
Type Armoured
Size Division
Part of I Corps
Garrison/HQ Jaipur

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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Indian armoured regiment, the 1 Horse (Skinner's Horse) raised by James Skinner at Hansi in 1803 is based at Hissar. [2]

History

Formation

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Indian Army Structure

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]

Arjun Tank Trial

Phase II of Arjun Tank was conducted at Hisar, Haryana and check was made for medium fording capability.

Component units

Command: South Western Command (Jaipur)

The 33rd Armoured Division is part of I Corps under South Western Command of Indian Army.

Corps: I Corps (Mathura)

The I Corps strike corps of the South Western Command , created in 1965 and headquartered at Mathura, consists of the following 3 army divisions:

Division: 33rd Armoured Division, (Hisar)

The 33rd Armoured Division has 5 Brigades (3 Armoured, 1 Artillery & 1 Air Defence brigades).

33 Armoured (Dot on target) Division - War Memorial, Hisar Military Station. Dot on target division war memorial.jpg
33 Armoured (Dot on target) Division - War Memorial, Hisar Military Station.

Brigade: 5 Brigades of the 33rd Armoured Division

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.

Battalion: each Armoured Brigade of 3rd Armoured Division has two Mechanised Battalions

Notable Soldiers

See also

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