36 Medium Regiment (India)

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36 Medium Regiment
Active1940 – 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 Regiment of Artillery Insignia (India).svg Artillery
SizeRegiment
Nickname(s)The Chhattis
Motto(s)SARVATRA, IZZAT-O-IQBAL “Everywhere With Honour and Glory”.
Colors"Red & Navy Blue"
Decorations Military Cross 1
MBE 3
Military Medal 1
Mention in Despatches 18
Shaurya Chakra 1
Sena Medal 5
Insignia
Abbreviation36 Med Regt

36 Medium Regiment is an artillery regiment which is part of the Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army.

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History

Formation

36 (Maratha) Medium Regiment was raised as 7/5 Mahratta Light Infantry at Faizabad on October 10, 1940 under Lt Col AL Collingwood as a Maratha class unit. The Regiment underwent multiple conversions, namely -

Operations

Some of the major operations undertaken by the Regiment include:

World War II
The Regiment was part of the XIV Army [5] [6] against the Japanese in the battles of Letse, Popa, Pyanbwe and Arakan.
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948
The regiment was deployed in an anti-tank role on the Uri – Domel Road. [7]
Sino-Indian War
The regiment saw action in the Tsangdhar-Zimithang and the Tawang - Sela Sectors in NEFA. [8] It lost 62 men (killed / missing in action) during this war.
Indo-Pak War (1965)
The regiment was deployed in the Dera Baba Nanak and Amritsar sectors and participated in support of operations to occupy areas up to the Icchogil Canal. It also participated in the Battle of Dograi.
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
The regiment had acquired the Tampella 160 mm mortar system and took part in operations in the Shakargarh Bulge and Sialkot sectors.

The unit got its present Medium Regiment designation after it was equipped with the M-46 130 mm Field Gun in 1981 and subsequently to the 155 mm Bofors gun. The regiment has taken part in Operation Rakshak, Operation Vijay, Operation Parakram, in the Siachen conflict and Operation Rhino (Assam).

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References

  1. ↑ "8 Mahratta Anti Tank Regt as part of XXIII Corps" . Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  2. ↑ "8 Mahratta Anti Tank Regt in Field Artillery Regiments Of The Indian Artillery In World War 2" . Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  3. ↑ "36 Mahratta Para Anti Tank Regt" . Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  4. ↑ Singh, Jagjit (2006). While Memory is Fresh. Lancer Publishers, New Delhi. pp. 60–61. ISBN   978-8170622154.
  5. ↑ "Anjan Mukherjee in Evolution of Indian Artillery and its Impact on India's Comprehensive Military Power, chapter3, page 86" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  6. ↑ "8 Mahratta Anti Tank Regt as part of 7th Indian Infantry Division" . Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  7. ↑ Defending Kashmir. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. 1949. p. 141.
  8. ↑ Palit, DK (1971). History of the Regiment of Artillery – India. Palit & Dutt Publishers, Dehradun. p. 194. ISBN   978-0850521184.
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