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			'''52nd Armoured Regiment''' is an armoured regiment of the [[Indian Army Armoured Corps]].

	~~'''52nd Armoured Regiment''' is an armoured regiment of the [[Indian Army Armoured Corps]].~~
	==Formation==		==Formation==
	The regiment was raised on 1 February 1994 at [[Roorkee]] with [[T-72]] tanks. The first commandant was Col Jugvir Singh. The first Colonel of the regiment was Brigadier A.S. Sinha.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Sharma\|first= Gautam\|title= Indian Army, a Reference Manual\|date=2000\|publisher= Reliance Publishing House\|isbn=978-8175101142}}</ref> The regiment has an all India, all class composition.<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>		The regiment was raised on 1 February 1994 at [[Roorkee]] with [[T-72]] tanks. The first commandant was Col Jugvir Singh. The first Colonel of the regiment was Brigadier A.S. Sinha.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Sharma\|first= Gautam\|title= Indian Army, a Reference Manual\|date=2000\|publisher= Reliance Publishing House\|isbn=978-8175101142}}</ref> The regiment has an all India, all class composition.<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==		==History==
	Capt Upmanyu Singh of the regiment was posthumously awarded the [[Sena Medal]] in 2011 for gallantry during counter insurgency operations at [[Sopore]] in north ~~Kashmir’s~~ [[Baramulla district]].<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/capt-upmanyu-singh-sm-2/\|title= Capt Upmanyu Singh SM\| access-date=2020-12-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url= http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2011/sep01-11/h5.htm\|title= Gallantry Awards and Other Decorations\|date=2011-09-01\|access-date=2020-12-05}}</ref>		Capt Upmanyu Singh of the regiment was posthumously awarded the [[Sena Medal]] in 2011 for gallantry during counter insurgency operations at [[Sopore]] in north Kashmir's [[Baramulla district]].<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/capt-upmanyu-singh-sm-2/\|title= Capt Upmanyu Singh SM\| access-date=2020-12-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url= http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2011/sep01-11/h5.htm\|title= Gallantry Awards and Other Decorations\|date=2011-09-01\|access-date=2020-12-05}}</ref>


	The present Colonel of the regiment is Brig Samarth Nagar.<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=2020-11-24}}</ref>		The present Colonel of the regiment is Brig Samarth Nagar.<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=2020-11-24}}</ref>



	==Regimental Insignia==		==Regimental Insignia==
	The cap badge of the regiment is unique in the [[Indian Army]], as it consists of a [[Welsh dragon]] motif against a background of two vertically parallel lances with a scroll below bearing the words "52 Armoured Regiment".		The cap badge of the regiment is unique in the [[Indian Army]], as it consists of a [[Welsh dragon]] motif against a background of two vertically parallel lances with a scroll below bearing the words "52 Armoured Regiment".

	The motto of the regiment is "We lead through danger".		The motto of the regiment is "We lead through danger".

	The unit flag contains four colours - French Grey, Buff, Red and Green which signify the phrase "In misty dawn, through sand and blood to green fields beyond."		The unit flag contains four colours - French Grey, Buff, Red and Green which signify the phrase "In misty dawn, through sand and blood to green fields beyond."

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|equipment= [[T-72]]

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|colonel_of_the_regiment= Brig Samarth Nagar<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=2020-11-24}}</ref>
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'''52nd Armoured Regiment''' is an armoured regiment of the [[Indian Army Armoured Corps]].
==Formation==
The regiment was raised on 1 February 1994 at [[Roorkee]] with [[T-72]] tanks. The first commandant was Col Jugvir Singh. The first Colonel of the regiment was Brigadier A.S. Sinha.<ref>{{cite book|last=Sharma|first= Gautam|title= Indian Army, a Reference Manual|date=2000|publisher= Reliance Publishing House|isbn=978-8175101142}}</ref> The regiment has an all India, all class composition.<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==
Capt Upmanyu Singh of the regiment was posthumously awarded the [[Sena Medal]] in 2011 for gallantry during counter insurgency operations at [[Sopore]] in north Kashmir’s [[Baramulla district]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/capt-upmanyu-singh-sm-2/|title= Capt Upmanyu Singh SM| access-date=2020-12-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2011/sep01-11/h5.htm|title= Gallantry Awards and Other Decorations|date=2011-09-01|access-date=2020-12-05}}</ref>

The present Colonel of the regiment is Brig Samarth Nagar.<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=2020-11-24}}</ref>

==Regimental Insignia==
The cap badge of the regiment is unique in the [[Indian Army]], as it consists of a [[Welsh dragon]] motif against a background of two vertically parallel lances with a scroll below bearing the words "52 Armoured Regiment".

The motto of the regiment is "We lead through danger".

The unit flag contains four colours - French Grey, Buff, Red and Green which signify the phrase "In misty dawn, through sand and blood to green fields beyond."

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Indian Army Armoured Corps}}

[[Category:Armoured and cavalry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1994]]