5th Armoured Regiment (India)

5 Armoured Regiment
Active 1983 – present
Country India
Allegiance India
Branch Indian Army
Type Cavalry
Size Regiment
Motto Nischay aur Vijay (Determination and Victory)
Equipment T-90
Commanders
Colonel of
the Regiment		 Maj Gen G.S. Malhi, VSM

5 Armoured Regiment, part of the part of the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army, was raised on 1st December 1983 at Jodhpur, Rajasthan.[1] The first CO of the regiment was Lt Col J.P.S. Hanspal.[1] Initially, the regiment was equipped with Vijayanta tanks. It became the first regiment of the Indian Army to be equipped with T-90 tanks. [2] It is affiliated to INS Shardul, an amphibious ship of the Indian Navy.[3]

The first Colonel of the Regiment was Lt Gen M. Mayadas, PVSM (Retd).[1] Other Colonels have been Lt Gen MS Shergill, PVSM, AVSM, VrC (Retd) and Maj Gen G.S. Malhi, VSM.[2] The regiment celebrated its silver jubilee in 2008. On 27 November 2011, the regiment was awarded the President's Colours by Shrimati Pratibha Patil, then President of India.[4]

The cap badge consists of a pair of crossed lances with pennons. The numeral 5 topped by a mailed fist rests on the crossing point of the lances. A scroll in Devanagari at the bottom has the regimental motto निस्चय और विजय (Nischay aur Vijay, meaning Determination and Victory). The shoulder title plain numeral 5 in brass on a black quadrilateral metal backing.[1]

This regiment does not draw its lineage from the original 5th Horse (Probyn's) which was transferred to Pakistan in 1947.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Nath, Ashok (2009). Izzat: historical records and iconography of Indian cavalry regiments, 1750-2007. Centre for Armed Forces Historical Research, United Service Institution of India. pp. 542–543. ISBN 978-81-902097-7-9.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "5 Armoured Regiment". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Jaibhaye, Ramesh (1 December 2008). "Affiliated to Armoured". Sainik Samachar. Ministry of Defence, Government of India. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  4. ↑ Dewan, Umesh (27 November 2011). "Prez honours 5 armoured corps regiments". Chandigarh: The Tribune. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  5. ↑ Web-page on "armoured Corps" at Bharat Rakshak, accessed December 2009.