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10th Armoured Regiment
Active 1984 – present
Country India India 1984-Present
Allegiance India
Branch Indian Army
Type Armour
Size Regiment
Motto(s) Param Dharam Vijay (Victory is our main duty)

10th Armoured Regiment, is an armoured regiment which is part of the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army.[1] The regiment was raised on 16 April 1984 by Lt Col Kulwant Singh at Ahmednagar with Vijayanta tanks.[1] Its first operational assignment however was at Samba where it took part in Operation Trident (1986).[1]

The cap badge of the unit has crossed lances and pennons, with the numeral 10 at the crossing, mounted with an armoured fist facing right. The regimental motto is inscribed on a scroll below in Devanagari script.[1]

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. 556–557. ISBN 978-81-902097-7-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=sGQeQwAACAAJ. 


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