64 Field Regiment (India)

64 Field Regiment
Active	1962 – present
Country	India
Allegiance	India
Branch	Indian Army
Type	Artillery
Size	Regiment
Motto(s)	Sarvatra, Izzat-O-Iqbal (Everywhere with Honour and Glory).
Colors	Red & Navy Blue
Insignia
Abbreviation	64 Fd Regt

64 Field Regiment is part of the Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army.

Formation

The regiment was raised in Belgaum on 01 Oct 1962 under Lieutenant Colonel Bhag Singh Jaswal as 64 Mountain Regiment. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Composition

The unit is the only pure Gorkha artillery regiment in the Indian Army. Unlike other artillery regiments, the gunners wear the Gorkha hat instead of the navy blue beret. ^{[1] [4] [5]}

Operations

The regiment has taken part in the following operations –

• Sino-Indian War : The regiment fought at Bomdila in North-East Frontier Agency. ^[3]
• Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 : The regiment under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Dharam Pall Dhillon participated in the north western sector of erstwhile East Pakistan during the war. ^[1] It was equipped with 75/24 Pack Howitzers and was under 20 Mountain Artillery Brigade of the 20 Mountain Division. ^{[6] [7]} It took part in the battles of Gobindoganj and Bogra. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

• Counter insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir

Honours and awards

• During the 1971 war, Captain Surjit Singh Parmar of the regiment earned a Vir Chakra. ^{[1] [11] [12]} Lieutenant Colonel Dharam Pall Dhillon and Captain Naresh Kumar Srivastava were mentioned in dispatches. ^[13]
• The regiment was awarded the GOC-in-C (South Western Command) unit citation in 2014. ^[14]
• COAS Commendation Card ^[15]

War cry

The war cry of the regiment is “TARAPATA TARAPATA 64” meaning from TARA (Star) in the sky to PATA (pata) bottom of the earth - glory of 64. Its motto is सबै भंदा पहिला, सबै भंदा राम्रो which translates to ‘Always First, Always Best’.

See also

• List of artillery regiments of Indian Army

References

1. "64 Field Regiment". 2010-12-10. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
2. "Raising day" . Retrieved 2021-08-24.
3. "Centenary Tribute to a soldier". 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
4. "REGIMENTAL TREKKERS (page 47)" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-08-24.
5. Thapliyal, Sangeeta (1998). Mutual Security: The Case of India-Nepal. Lancer Publishers. p. 167. ISBN   978-1897829448.
6. "Indian Army deployment in Bangladesh" . Retrieved 2021-08-25.
7. Jacob, JFR (1997). Surrender at Dacca, Birth of a Nation. Manohar Publishers and Distributors. ISBN   978-8173041891.
8. "Manoeuver Warfare: Liberation of Bangladesh in 1971". 2021-06-26. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
9. "1971 War: Attack by Infiltration and Annihilation of 32 --Baluch". 2018-04-02. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
10. "Battle of Bogra" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-08-25.
11. "CAPT SURJIT SINGH PARMAR Vir Chakra" . Retrieved 2021-08-25.
12. "Gazette of India, No 34, page 931" (PDF). 1972-08-19. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
13. "Gazette of India, No 19, page 537" (PDF). 1974-05-11. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
14. "New corps headquarters at Ranchi soon". 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
15. "COAS COMMENDATION CARD, 2016" . Retrieved 2021-08-24.