55th Armoured Regiment (India)

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55th Armoured Regiment
Country Flag of India.svg India
AllegianceIndia
Branch Flag of Indian Army.svg Indian Army
Type Armour
SizeRegiment
Motto(s)युद्धाय दृढ़ निश्चय
Yudhyay Karat Nishchay (Into Battle with Resolve)
Anniversaries21 Dec 2011
Equipment T90 tanks
Commanders
Colonel of
the Regiment		Lt Gen Ajai Singh, AVSM [1]
Insignia
Abbreviation55 Armd Regt
T-90 Bhishma of 55 Armoured Regiment passes through the Rajpath during the 65th Republic Day Parade in New Delhi on January 26, 2014 Tank T-90 Bhishma passes through the Rajpath during the 65th Republic Day Parade 2014, in New Delhi on January 26, 2014.jpg
T-90 Bhishma of 55 Armoured Regiment passes through the Rajpath during the 65th Republic Day Parade in New Delhi on January 26, 2014
Regimental soldiers in ceremonial dress (in dark blue) Indian Army Armoured Corps personnel at a felicitation ceremony in Bhopal.jpg
Regimental soldiers in ceremonial dress (in dark blue)

55th Armoured Regiment is part of the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army. The present Colonel of the regiment is Lieutenant General Ajai Singh, AVSM. [2]

The Regiment had the honour of participating in the Republic Day parade in 2014 with their T-90 tanks.

The motto of the regiment is युद्धाय दृढ़ निश्चय (Yudhyay Dridh Nishchay), which translates to ‘Into Battle with Resolve’.

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References

  1. ↑ "Gazette of India No 45" (PDF). 7 November 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Gazette of India No 45" (PDF). 7 November 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.


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