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{{short description|Indian army regiment}}
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|unit_name=19 Armoured Regiment
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|dates= 1985 – present
|country={{flag icon|India}} [[India]]
|allegiance=India
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|size= Regiment
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|equipment= [[T-90]] tanks

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|colonel_of_the_regiment=Maj Gen Arvind Kapoor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/223002.pdf|title=Gazette of India, No 45|date=2020-11-07|access-date=2021-01-04}}</ref>
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|motto= विद्या विनय वीरता<br/> Vidya, Vinay, Veerta (Knowledge, Humility and Bravery)
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'''19 Armoured Regiment''' is an armoured regiment of the [[Indian Army]].

[[File:The President and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil inspecting the Guard of Honour, at Babina, in Uttar Pradesh on October 19, 2010.jpg| thumb|305x305px| The President and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Mrs. Pratibha Patil inspecting the Guard of Honour, at Babina, Uttar Pradesh on October 19, 2010 during the presentation of the colours.|alt=|right]]
== Formation ==
19 Armoured Regiment was raised on 25 March 1985 at [[Ahmednagar]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2010/nov01-10/h6.htm|title=Sainik Samachar, Nov 2010|date=2010-11-01|access-date=2021-01-03}}</ref> It has an all-India all-class composition, drawing troops from various castes and religions.<ref>{{cite book|last=Gautam|first=PK|title= Indigenous Historical Knowledge: Kautilya and His Vocabulary, Volume III|date=2016|publisher= IDSA/Pentagon Press|isbn= 978-81-8274-909-2|page=153}}</ref>
== History ==
The Regiment was presented the ‘[[President's Colour Award|President’s Standards]]’ at [[Babina, Uttar Pradesh|Babina]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] on 19 October 2010 by the then President of India, Mrs. [[Prathiba Patil]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/presidential-standards-to-five-army-t-90-regiments/695545|title=19 Armoured Regiment - Presidents-Standards |date=2010-10-01|accessdate=2021-01-04}}</ref> Five armoured regiments of the 31 Armoured Division (19, 12, 13, 83 and 15 Armoured Regiments) were awarded the colours.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.oneindia.com/2010/10/19/presidentpatil-awards-colours-to-five-armouredc.html|title=15 Armoured Regiment - Presidents-Standards in OneIndia|date=2010-10-19|accessdate=2021-01-04}}</ref>

The Regiment had the honour of participating in the [[Delhi Republic Day parade|Republic Day]] parade in 2018.
==Equipment==
The Regiment was equipped with [[Vijayanta]] tanks at its raising. It is presently equipped with the [[T-90]] tanks.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2010/nov01-10/h6.htm|title=Sainik Samachar, Nov 2010|date=2010-11-01|access-date=2021-01-04}}</ref>
==Regimental Insignia==
The Regimental insignia consists of crossed [[lance]]s with [[pennon]]s, overlaid with the numeral "19" inscribed on the crossing of the lances, mounted by an armoured fist and a scroll at the base with the words " कवचित रेजिमेंट" (Kavachit Regiment, meaning Armoured Regiment) in [[Devanagari]] script.

The motto of the regiment is ‘विद्या विनय वीरता’ (Vidya, Vinay, Veerta), which translates to ‘Knowledge, Humility and Bravery’.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2010/nov01-10/h6.htm|title=Sainik Samachar, Nov 2010|date=2010-11-01|access-date=2021-01-04}}</ref>
==External links==

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpP0LVyUi6U ''Youtube video : T-90 tanks of the 19 Armoured Regiment during the 2018 Republic Day Parade'']

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Indian Army Armoured Corps |state=expanded}}
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1985]]
[[Category:Armoured and cavalry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947]]

19th Armoured Regiment (India) - Revision history

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