92 Medium Regiment (India)

92 Medium Regiment
Active	1963 – 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
Anniversaries	23 March – Raising Day
Equipment	130 mm M46A guns
Insignia
Abbreviation	92 Med Regt

92 Medium Regiment is part of the Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army.

Formation

The regiment was raised on 23 March 1963 at Ambala as 92 Mountain Composite Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Sukhwant Singh was first commanding officer and was the only regiment which was equipped with Italian Pack howitzers. The unit was subsequently converted into a field regiment and is now a medium regiment. ^[1]

Composition

The Regiment was raised as a pure Sikh regiment. ^[1]

Operations

The Regiment has taken part in the following operations ^[1] –

• Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 (Operation Riddle) – Second Lieutenant Ujagar Singh Rana was awarded the Sena Medal for gallantry in the Khemkaran sector. ^[2] The regiment lost Captain PM Hashim, Second Lieutenant Padam Nath, Jemadar Teja Singh, Naik Milkha Singh and Lance Naik Balbir Singh during the operations. ^{[3] [4] [5]}
• Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 (Operation Cactus Lily) - The regiment was part of the divisional artillery at Shakargarh sector. The Regiment was part of the divisional offensive, which started on a good note when on the morning of 5 December 1971, the guns of the unit knocked out the Pakistani Artillery Observation Post (OP) at Sukhmal. ^[6]
• Operation Blue Star
• Operation Rakshak – The Regiment took part in counter insurgency operations in 1989.
• Operation Hifazat – The Regiment took part in counter insurgency operations in Northeast India between 1993 and 1995.
• Operation Vijay
• Operation Sahayata in 2001.
• Operation Meghdoot – The Regiment was posted in the highest battlefield in the world.
• Operation Zafran.
• Operation Rakshak

Honours and achievements

• The unit has been awarded with –
  • 3 Sena medals
  • 14 COAS Commendation Cards ^[7]
  • 2 VCOAS Commendation Cards
  • 14 GOC-in-C Commendation Cards
• Lieutenant General Ranjit Singh Nagra PVSM, VSM and bar was commissioned into the unit and went on to command it. He became the Director General Artillery at Army Headquarters in 2002. ^[8]

See also

• List of artillery regiments of Indian Army

References

1. "92 Field Regiment Golden Jubilee APO postal cover". 2013-03-23. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
2. "Gazette of India, No 1" (PDF). 1967-01-07. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
3. "Martyrs" . Retrieved 2022-01-20.
4. "9 September 1965". 2015-09-09. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
5. "12 September 1965". 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
6. Singh, Jagjit (1994). Indian Gunners at War: The Western Front 1971. Spantech & Lancer. ISBN   978-1897829554.
7. "COAS Commendation Card". 2017-08-15. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
8. "Lt Gen R S Nagra takes over as DG Artillery". 2002-02-07. Retrieved 2022-01-18.