49 Armoured Regiment is an armoured regiment of the Indian Army.
Formation
The regiment was raised on 1 October 1983 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel JPS Nakai at Ahmednagar.[1] It has an all-India, all-class composition, drawing troops from various castes and religions.[2] Lieutenant General SS Mahal, VSM is the current Colonel of the Regiment.[3]
President's Standards
General Manoj Pande, COAS, presenting the prestigious ‘President’s Standards’ to 49 Armoured Regiment
Sowar Pradeep Kumar of the regiment won a Silver Medal in the Free Rifle 300 Metres (Three Position) event at the 26th All India GV Mavalankar Shooting Championship.[7]
Regimental insignia
The Regimental insignia consists of crossed lances with pennons mounted with the Lion Capital of Ashoka, with the numeral "49" inscribed on the crossing of the lances and a scroll at the base with the words "ARMOURED REGIMENT".[8]
References
^Sharma, Gautam (2000). Indian Army, a Reference Manual. Reliance Publishing House. ISBN 978-8175101142.
^Gautam, PK (2016). Indigenous Historical Knowledge: Kautilya and His Vocabulary, Volume III. IDSA/Pentagon Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-81-8274-909-2.
^"Gazette of India, No 45, page 1747" (PDF). 7 November 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
^"Army Chief Presents President's Standards To 49 Armoured Regiment, 51 Armoured Regiment, 53 Armoured Regiment And 54 Armoured Regiment". 25 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
^"Major Amar Rathi". Retrieved 7 May 2021.
^"Gazette of India, No 11, page 282" (PDF). 18 March 2006. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
^"Army personnel being trained for Commonwealth shooting events". 11 April 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
^"The Regiments of the Indian Army Armoured Corps since 1950". Retrieved 7 May 2021.