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	===Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–48===		===Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–48===
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	Pakistani raiders had besieged and reduced [[Skardu]] in early 1948.<ref name="Offl_Hist_1947">{{cite book \|title=History of Operations In Jammu and Kashmir 1947–1948 \|last1=Prasad\|first1=S.N.\|last2=Dharm Pal \|year=1987 \|publisher=History Department, Ministry of Defence, Government of India. (printed at Thomson Press (India) Limited) \|location=New Delhi \|pages=418 }}.</ref>{{Rp\|300–305}} It was vital that [[Leh]], the next likely target, be relieved before it was attacked by the raiders. Maj. Prithi Chand, along with a band of 40 volunteers from the 2nd battalion, Dogra Regiment, began a hazardous mid-winter ascent of the [[Zojila]] pass on 16 February 1948, with rifles and ammunition for the garrison. They reached Leh on 8 March, where an ad hoc force for defence was organised, followed soon by a [[Jammu and Kashmir State Forces]] detachment bringing additional weapons.<ref name="Slender">{{cite book \|title=Slender Was the Thread: Kashmir Confrontation 1947–48 \|last=Sen \|first=Maj Gen L. P. \|year=1969 \|publisher=Orient Longman \|location=New Delhi \|isbn=0-86131-692-4 \|pages=308 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lYHXmx4cOUsC \|access-date=4 August ~~2022~~}}</ref>{{rp\|195–199}}		Pakistani raiders had besieged and reduced [[Skardu]] in early 1948.<ref name="Offl_Hist_1947">{{cite book \|title=History of Operations In Jammu and Kashmir 1947–1948 \|last1=Prasad\|first1=S.N.\|last2=Dharm Pal \|year=1987 \|publisher=History Department, Ministry of Defence, Government of India. (printed at Thomson Press (India) Limited) \|location=New Delhi \|pages=418 }}.</ref>{{Rp\|300–305}} It was vital that [[Leh]], the next likely target, be relieved before it was attacked by the raiders. Maj. Prithi Chand, along with a band of 40 volunteers from the 2nd battalion, Dogra Regiment, began a hazardous mid-winter ascent of the [[Zojila]] pass on 16 February 1948, with rifles and ammunition for the garrison. They reached Leh on 8 March, where an ad hoc force for defence was organised, followed soon by a [[Jammu and Kashmir State Forces]] detachment bringing additional weapons.<ref name="Slender">{{cite book \|title=Slender Was the Thread: Kashmir Confrontation 1947–48 \|last=Sen \|first=Maj Gen L. P. \|year=1969 \|publisher=Orient Longman \|location=New Delhi \|isbn=0-86131-692-4 \|pages=308 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lYHXmx4cOUsC \|access-date=4 August 2010}}</ref>{{rp\|195–199}}

	===Sino-Indian War===		===Sino-Indian War===

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	\| identification_symbol_label = Regimental Insignia		\| identification_symbol_label = Regimental Insignia
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	\| garrison = [[~~Faizabad~~ Cantonment\|~~Faizabad~~]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]		\| garrison = [[Ayodhya Cantonment\|Ayodhya]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
	\| garrison_label = Regimental Centre<!-- Culture and history -->		\| garrison_label = Regimental Centre<!-- Culture and history -->
	\| nickname = Gentlemen Warriors		\| nickname = Gentlemen Warriors
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	\| battles = <br>[[1st Anglo-Afghan War]]<br>[[2nd Anglo-Afghan War]]<br>[[World War I]]<br>[[World War II]]<br>[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948]]<br>[[Sino-Indian War]]<br>[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]<br>[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]<br>[[Kargil War]]		\| battles = <br>[[1st Anglo-Afghan War]]<br>[[2nd Anglo-Afghan War]]<br>[[World War I]]<br>[[World War II]]<br>[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948]]<br>[[Sino-Indian War]]<br>[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]<br>[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]<br>[[Kargil War]]
	\| anniversaries =		\| anniversaries =
	\| decorations = 2 [[Victoria Cross]]<br> 44 [[Military Cross]]<br> 1 [[Ashoka Chakra]]<br> 13 [[Maha Vir Chakra]]s<br> 18 [[Kirti Chakra]]s<br> 16 [[Yudh Seva Medal]]<br> 46 [[Vir Chakra]]s and 1 Bar <br> 1 [[Padma Bhushan]] <br> 2 [[Padma Shri]] <br> 21 [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]]<br> 24 [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br> 38 [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] and 3 bar <br> 58 [[Shaurya Chakra]]s<br> 337 [[Sena Medal]]s and 15 bar <br> 31 [[Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br> 89 Mention-in-Despatches and<br> 313 Chief of Army Staff Commendation Cards		\| decorations = 2 [[Victoria Cross]]<br> 44 [[Military Cross]]<br> 1 [[Ashoka Chakra]]<br> 13 [[Maha Vir Chakra]]s<br> 9 [[Kirti Chakra]]s<br> 16 [[Yudh Seva Medal]]<br> 46 [[Vir Chakra]]s and 1 Bar <br> 1 [[Padma Bhushan]] <br> 2 [[Padma Shri]] <br> 21 [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]]<br> 24 [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br> 38 [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] and 3 bar <br> 58 [[Shaurya Chakra]]s<br> 337 [[Sena Medal]]s and 15 bar <br> 31 [[Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br> 89 Mention-in-Despatches and<br> 313 Chief of Army Staff Commendation Cards
	<!-- Commanders -->\| current_commander = Lt General [[Jai Singh Nain]]<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-gen-ranbir-singh-avenges-death-of-soldiers-from-his-dogra-regiment/articleshow/54616578.cms\|title=Lt Gen Ranbir Singh avenges death of soldiers from his Dogra regiment\|newspaper=The Economic Times\|date=2018-07-14\|access-date=2021-05-30\|last1=Pubby\|first1=Manu}}</ref>		<!-- Commanders -->\| current_commander = Lt General [[Jai Singh Nain]]<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-gen-ranbir-singh-avenges-death-of-soldiers-from-his-dogra-regiment/articleshow/54616578.cms\|title=Lt Gen Ranbir Singh avenges death of soldiers from his Dogra regiment\|newspaper=The Economic Times\|date=2018-07-14\|access-date=2021-05-30\|last1=Pubby\|first1=Manu}}</ref>
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	===Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–48===		===Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–48===
	{{main\|Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-1948}}		{{main\|Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-1948}}
	Pakistani raiders had besieged and reduced [[Skardu]] in early 1948.<ref name="Offl_Hist_1947">{{cite book \|title=History of Operations In Jammu and Kashmir 1947–1948 \|last1=Prasad\|first1=S.N.\|last2=Dharm Pal \|year=1987 \|publisher=History Department, Ministry of Defence, Government of India. (printed at Thomson Press (India) Limited) \|location=New Delhi \|pages=418 }}.</ref>{{Rp\|300–305}} It was vital that [[Leh]], the next likely target, be relieved before it was attacked by the raiders. Maj. Prithi Chand, along with a band of 40 volunteers from the 2nd battalion, Dogra Regiment, began a hazardous mid-winter ascent of the [[Zojila]] pass on 16 February 1948, with rifles and ammunition for the garrison. They reached Leh on 8 March, where an ad hoc force for defence was organised, followed soon by a [[Jammu and Kashmir State Forces]] detachment bringing additional weapons.<ref name="Slender">{{cite book \|title=Slender Was the Thread: Kashmir Confrontation 1947–48 \|last=Sen \|first=Maj Gen L. P. \|year=1969 \|publisher=Orient Longman \|location=New Delhi \|isbn=0-86131-692-4 \|pages=308 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lYHXmx4cOUsC \|access-date=4 August ~~2010~~}}</ref>{{rp\|195–199}}		Pakistani raiders had besieged and reduced [[Skardu]] in early 1948.<ref name="Offl_Hist_1947">{{cite book \|title=History of Operations In Jammu and Kashmir 1947–1948 \|last1=Prasad\|first1=S.N.\|last2=Dharm Pal \|year=1987 \|publisher=History Department, Ministry of Defence, Government of India. (printed at Thomson Press (India) Limited) \|location=New Delhi \|pages=418 }}.</ref>{{Rp\|300–305}} It was vital that [[Leh]], the next likely target, be relieved before it was attacked by the raiders. Maj. Prithi Chand, along with a band of 40 volunteers from the 2nd battalion, Dogra Regiment, began a hazardous mid-winter ascent of the [[Zojila]] pass on 16 February 1948, with rifles and ammunition for the garrison. They reached Leh on 8 March, where an ad hoc force for defence was organised, followed soon by a [[Jammu and Kashmir State Forces]] detachment bringing additional weapons.<ref name="Slender">{{cite book \|title=Slender Was the Thread: Kashmir Confrontation 1947–48 \|last=Sen \|first=Maj Gen L. P. \|year=1969 \|publisher=Orient Longman \|location=New Delhi \|isbn=0-86131-692-4 \|pages=308 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lYHXmx4cOUsC \|access-date=4 August 2022}}</ref>{{rp\|195–199}}

	===Sino-Indian War===		===Sino-Indian War===
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	*153rd Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) (based at Meerut, Uttar Pradesh)		*153rd Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) (based at Meerut, Uttar Pradesh)
	*159th Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) (based at Thalela, Jammu and Kashmir)		*159th Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) (based at Thalela, Jammu and Kashmir)
	*~~130th~~ Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) (Ecological) (based at Shimla, Himachal Pradesh)		*133rd Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) (Ecological) (based at Shimla, Himachal Pradesh)

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	* Honorary Captain [[Vijay Kumar (sport shooter)\|Vijay Kumar Sharma]] Padma Shri, AVSM, SM		* Honorary Captain [[Vijay Kumar (sport shooter)\|Vijay Kumar Sharma]] Padma Shri, AVSM, SM
	* Colonel Anil Kumar [[Kirti Chakra\|KC]]		* Colonel Anil Kumar [[Kirti Chakra\|KC]]
			* Sub. Major and Hony. Capt. [[Chhering Norbu Bodh]], SC

	The following battalions of the regiment have also been awarded the Chief of Army Staff's Unit Citation:		The following battalions of the regiment have also been awarded the Chief of Army Staff's Unit Citation:

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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = Dogra Regiment
| image = Dogra Regiment Insignia.gif
| caption = Regimental Insignia of the Dogra Regiment
| dates = 1877 – Present
| country = {{flagicon|India}} [[India]]
| allegiance =
| branch = [[File:Flag of Indian Army.svg|24px]] [[Indian Army]]
| type = [[Line Infantry]]
| identification_symbol = [[Tiger]] revered as the mount of the Goddess [[Durga]], who is a widely worshipped deity in the Dogra Hills
| identification_symbol_label = Regimental Insignia
| identification_symbol_2 =
| garrison = [[Faizabad Cantonment|Faizabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| garrison_label = Regimental Centre
| nickname = Gentlemen Warriors
| patron =
| motto = ''Kartavyam Anvatma (Duty Before Death)''
| colors = ''Jwala Mata Ki Jai (Victory to Goddess Jwala)''
| colors_label = War Cry
| march =
| mascot = Tiger
| battles = [[1st Anglo-Afghan War]] [[2nd Anglo-Afghan War]] [[World War I]] [[World War II]] [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-1948]] [[Sino-Indian War]] [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] [[Kargil War]]
| anniversaries =
| decorations = 2 [[Victoria Cross]] 44 [[Military Cross]] 207 [[Indian Order of Merit]] One [[Ashoka Chakra]] 13 [[Maha Vir Chakra]]s 18 [[Kirti Chakra]]s 16 [[Yudh Seva Medal]] 46 [[Vir Chakra]]s and one Bar one [[Padma Bhushan]] 2 [[Padma Shri]] 7 [[Arjuna Award]] 21 [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]] 24 [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] 38 [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] and 3 bar 58 [[Shaurya Chakra]]s 337 [[Sena Medal]]s and 15 bar 31 [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] 188 Mention-in-Despatches and 313 Chief of Army Staff Commendation Cards
| current_commander = Lt General [[Jai Singh Nain]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-gen-ranbir-singh-avenges-death-of-soldiers-from-his-dogra-regiment/articleshow/54616578.cms|title=Lt Gen Ranbir Singh avenges death of soldiers from his Dogra regiment|date=2018-07-14|access-date=2021-05-30}}</ref>
| current_commander_label =
| ceremonial_chief =
| ceremonial_chief_label =
| colonel_of_the_regiment =
| colonel_of_the_regiment_label =
| notable_commanders = General [[Nirmal Chander Vij]] PVSM, UYSM, AVSM General [[Gopal Gurunath Bewoor]] [[Padma Bhushan]], PVSM Lt Gen VK Jetley PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM Lt Gen PN Hoon PVSM, AVSM, YSM Brigadier [[Mohammad Usman]] MVC
| battle_honours = Jhangar, Rajauri, Uri, [[Battle of Asal Uttar|Asal Uttar]], Haji Pir, Raja Picquet, OP Hill, Siramani, Suadih, Dera Baba Nanak and Chandgram
'''Theatre Honours''' 
[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1947|Jammu and Kashmir 1948]], [[Indo-Pakistan War of 1965|Punjab 1965]] and [[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971|Punjab 1971]]
}}

The '''Dogra Regiment''' is an [[infantry regiment]] of the [[Indian Army]]. The regiment traces its roots directly from the [[17th Dogra Regiment]] of the [[British Indian Army]]. When transferred to the Indian Army like its sister regiments, the numeral prefix (in the case of the Dogra Regiment, 17) was removed. Units of the Dogra Regiment have fought in all conflicts that independent India has been engaged in, making it one of the most prestigious and most decorated regiments of the Indian Army.

==History==
The [[Dogra]]s, the inhabitants of 'Duggar' or Dogra land hail from the Indian states of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Himachal Pradesh]] and the hilly regions of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]. The Dogra Regiment traces its lineage to 1858, when the Agra Levy was raised by the [[British East India Company]] as part of the [[Bengal Army]]. The Dogras were added into the Bengal Army on the recommendation of Sir [[Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts|Fredrick Roberts]], the then commander-in-chief of India, who decided to add a Dogra regiment because he was impressed by the loyalty and soldierly qualities of Dogra troops.The Agra Levy was later renamed the [[38th Dogras]]. In 1887 the 37th (Dogra) Bengal Infantry was raised and later renamed the [[37th (Prince of Wales's Own) Dogras]]. In 1900 the 41st (Dogra) Bengal Infantry was raised and also later renamed the [[41st Dogras]]. In 1922 the Indian government reformed the army, moving from single battalion regiments to multi-battalion regiments.<ref>{{cite book|last=Sumner|first=Ian|title=The Indian Army 1914–1947|year=2001|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=1-84176-196-6}}</ref> The 37th, 38th and 41st Dogras were all amalgamated into the [[17th Dogra Regiment]]. It dropped '17th' from its title in 1945 and was allocated to [[India]] upon its [[Indian independence movement|independence]] in 1947.

The 38th Dogras served in the [[siege of Malakand]] in 1897 and during the [[First World War]], served in [[Colony of Aden|Aden]], [[Suez]] and [[Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem|Palestine]] during the [[Battle of Megiddo (1918)|battle of Megiddo]]. The 37th Dogras took part in the [[Chitral Expedition]] in 1895 and during the First World War, fought in the [[Second Battle of Kut]] and the [[Fall of Baghdad (1917)|capture of Baghdad]] as part of the [[14th Indian Division]].<ref>British Official History of the Great War, Mesopotamia Campaign Vol. 4</ref> The 41st Dogras served in China from 1904 to 1908 as part of an international force, and then served on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]] and the [[Mesopotamia Campaign]] during World War I.

In 1949, [[Karan Singh]], son of Maharaja [[Hari Singh]], the last maharaja of the [[princely state]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], was appointed Regent by his father. He wrote the Dogra Regiment's regimental song, '[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WmYJ__1auE Dikhi Lai Dogra Desh]'.

Perhaps the best compliment given to the Dogras has come from Field Marshal Sir [[William Slim]] who wrote to them thus:
{{Quote
|The Dogra proved themselves yet again a hardened and courageous fighter. Like his predecessors, he has been proud of his military heritage and has shown himself well versed in the art of war. Nor did he fail to live up to his age old reputation of combining courage with modesty and good manners as a gentleman should. I know from personal experience that in an army with many fine battalions, the Dogras have not merely upheld their brilliant reputation, but have added lustre to the pages of history of both their own regiment and of the Indian Army.
|author=Field Marshal [[William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim]]}}

===Formation===
The regiment was formed in 1922 through the amalgamation of three separate regiments of Dogras into the 17th Dogra Regiment.<ref>[[C.T. Atkinson]], ''A history of the 1st (P.W.O.) Battalion: the Dogra Regiment 1887-1947, 37th Dogras, 1887-1923, 1st (P.W.O.) Bn., 17th Dogra Rgt., 1922-1945'' (Southampton : printed for the subscribers by the Camelot Press, 1950).</ref> They were:
*1st Battalion – formerly the [[37th (Prince of Wales's Own) Dogras]]
*2nd Battalion – formerly the [[38th Dogras]]
*3rd Battalion – formerly the 1st Battalion, [[41st Dogras]]
*10th (Training) Battalion – formerly the 2nd Battalion, 41st Dogras

The regiment has produced one [[Chief of Army Staff (India)|Chief of Army Staff]], Gen. [[Nirmal Chander Vij]]. Vij also served as the 10th Colonel-in-Chief of the Dogra Regiment and the Dogra Scouts.
[[File:Sepoy, 37th Dogras Art.IWMART2348.jpg|thumb|290x290px|A sepoy of the 37th Dogras.]]

===Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–48===
{{main|Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-1948}}
Pakistani raiders had besieged and reduced [[Skardu]] in early 1948.<ref name="Offl_Hist_1947">{{cite book |title=History of Operations In Jammu and Kashmir 1947–1948 |last1=Prasad|first1=S.N.|last2=Dharm Pal |year=1987 |publisher=History Department, Ministry of Defence, Government of India. (printed at Thomson Press (India) Limited) |location=New Delhi |pages=418 }}.</ref>{{Rp|300–305}} It was vital that [[Leh]], the next likely target, be relieved before it was attacked by the raiders. Maj. Prithi Chand, along with a band of 40 volunteers from the 2nd battalion, Dogra Regiment, began a hazardous mid-winter ascent of the [[Zojila]] pass on 16 February 1948, with rifles and ammunition for the garrison. They reached Leh on 8 March, where an ad hoc force for defence was organised, followed soon by a [[Jammu and Kashmir State Forces]] detachment bringing additional weapons.<ref name="Slender">{{cite book |title=Slender Was the Thread: Kashmir Confrontation 1947–48 |last=Sen |first=Maj Gen L. P. |year=1969 |publisher=Orient Longman |location=New Delhi |isbn=0-86131-692-4 |pages=308 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lYHXmx4cOUsC |access-date=4 August 2010}}</ref>{{rp|195–199}}

===Sino-Indian War===
{{main|Sino-Indian War}}
A company from the 4th battalion fought in the battle of [[Walong]] in November 1962 and suffered significant casualties against a vastly numerically superior Chinese force.<ref>http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/history/1962war/263-walong.html</ref>

===Indo-Pakistani War of 1965===
{{main|Indo-Pakistani War of 1965}}
On September 2, 1965, the 3rd battalion, commanded by Lt. Col. R.B. Nair, was given the task to capture Point 7702 in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. The brigade then planned two battalion attacks with the 2nd battalion, [[Sikh Regiment]] on the left to clear the Raja picket and the 3rd battalion, Dogra Regiment on the right to capture point 7702. The battalion left late in the evening on September 5, and successfully sneaked past Raja picket. The two leading companies were to assault from the left flank and cross the start line at 04:00 on September 6 under the able leadership of Maj. Greesh Chandra Verma and Capt. Gurdev Singh Bawa. B and C companies stormed point 7702 at 05:00 on September 6. After a fierce hand-to-hand and bunker-to-bunker fight, the enemy was uprooted from the strongly built defences and the post was captured by 05:45.

Maj. G.C. Verma was wounded in the head and refused to be evacuated. He breathed his last on seeing the success signal being fired from his pistol by Sub. Rattan Singh. Capt. G.S. Bawa, the other assaulting company commander was also wounded fatally while silencing an enemy MMG. The battalion lost two officers, one JCO and 14 ORs while 3 officers, 2 JCOs and 60 ORs were wounded in the battle. 39 men of enemy were killed and 5 were taken as POWs.

In recognition of this valour the battalion was awarded the battle honour Chand Tekri and theatre honour of Jammu and Kashmir 1965.

===Indo-Pakistani War of 1971===
{{main|Indo-Pakistani War of 1971}}
On the eastern front, the 9th battalion was responsible for the fall of Suadih, a small village in [[East Pakistan]] that was a strong bastion of the Pakistan Army's most fortified position in the country. This led to the ultimate liberation of East Pakistan and a victory for the Indian Army. For this task, 9 Dogra was awarded the battle honour of Suadih.

The 5th battalion was posted in [[Battle of Asal Uttar|Asal Uttar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], where it was assigned to accord depth to the defences of [[Khem Karan]].

===Kargil War===
{{main|Kargil War}}
The 5th battalion fought in the Kargil War to capture [[Tiger Hill, Kargil|Tiger Hill]].

===UN Peacekeeping===
The Dogra Regiment has not only contributed to the [[United Nations]] Peacekeeping Forces in the [[Gaza Strip]], [[Korea]], and the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congo]], but has also contributed in providing various military observers in various peace keeping operation around the globe. The 1st, 3rd and 9th battalions have participated in UN peacekeeping missions.

==Recruitment==
The recruitment of troops into the Dogra Regiment has been that of a fixed class composition: 50 percent from [[Himachal Pradesh]], 25 percent from [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], and a balance from [[Hoshiarpur district|Hoshiarpur]], [[Nawanshahr district|Nawanshahr]], [[Gurdaspur district|Gurdaspur]], and [[Rupnagar district|Rupnagar]] districts of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]. Enlisting in army is seen as honourable pursuit for Dogras; soldiering has not only become a substantial part of the economic structure of the Dogra hills, but created social and cultural traditions built on the people's association with the army.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.abplive.com/news/india/dogra-regiment-a-fact-file-on-indian-armys-gentleman-warrior-who-hail-from-foothills-of-shivaliks-1320287|title=Dogra Regiment: A Fact-File On Indian Army's 'Gentleman Warriors' Who Hail From Shivaliks Foothills|date=2020-08-24|access-date=2021-05-30}}</ref>
[[File:Highlanders and Dogras in a trench with dugouts Fauquissart, France (Photo 24-294).jpg|thumb|369x369px|Dogras in a trench with dugouts Fauquissart, France.]]

==Regimental Centre==
Initially, the Dogra battalions were raised in various different places by the British Indian Army, with each having their own depot. After the first World War, a common depot was formed, which was later termed the Training Battalion (later the 10th Battalion). In 1943, the Training Battalion ceased to exist and was renamed ''The Dogra Regimental Centre''. After independence, the regimental centre was established in [[Meerut]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] in 1952. It was moved to [[Faizabad Cantonment]], Uttar Pradesh, in June 1976, where it is currently located.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.philamart.com/Listing/Details/3080307/The-Dogra-Regimental-CentreIndian-Army-Postal-Cover-APO|title=The Dogra Regimental Centre Indian Army Postal Cover|date=2017-03-22|access-date=2021-05-30}}</ref>

==Units ==

*2nd Battalion - The Great Second
*3rd Battalion – Mighty Third
*4th Battalion - Char Satara
*5th Battalion – Five The Formidable
*6th Battalion - Soaring Six
*7th Battalion - Unbeaten Seven
*8th Battalion - Elite Eight
*9th Battalion – Suadih Paltan
*10th Battalion
*11th Battalion - Elite Eleven
*12th Battalion – Towering Twelfth
*13th Battalion - Siramani
*14th Battalion – Fabulous Fourteen
*15th Battalion – Fighting Fifteenth
*16th Battalion – Sovereign Sixteen
*17th Battalion – Smashing Seventeen
*18th Battalion – Ashok Chakra Paltan
*19th Battalion – Dynamic Nineteen
*20th Battalion - Leaping Tigers
*21st Battalion - Roaring Twenty-one
* Dogra Scouts
*11 [[Rashtriya Rifles]]
*20 Rashtriya Rifles
*40 Rashtriya Rifles
*62 Rashtriya Rifles

The regiment also has 4 [[Territorial Army (India)|Territorial Army]] battalions.
*112th Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) (based at Jalandhar, Punjab)
*153rd Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) (based at Meerut, Uttar Pradesh)
*159th Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) (based at Thalela, Jammu and Kashmir)
*130th Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) (Ecological) (based at Shimla, Himachal Pradesh)

Other facts:
*1st Battalion was transformed in 1981 into the 7th Battalion, [[Mechanised Infantry Regiment]]

*The battalions have participated in various UN missions; the 3rd battalion have served in Korea, the 1st battalion has served in Congo, the 9th battalion has served in Gaza and the 5th battalion has served in Sierra Leone. The 3rd battalion was the first-ever battalion of the Indian Army to go on a UN mission.

*The 4th battalion has the additional honour of being the first battalion of the Indian Army to be deployed on the [[Siachen Glacier]].

[[File:Dogra Regiment UN.jpg|thumb|305x305px|Dogra Regiment troops, along with a Sikh non-Dogra Regiment soldier, on UN duty.]]

==Affiliations==
In the year 1990 affiliations of [[List of active Indian Navy ships|Indian Navy ships]] were being done with the Indian Army Regiments, [[INS Ranvijay]] was affiliated with the Dogra Regiment in 1997. Apart from this, the Dogras are also affiliated with the Regiment of Artillery (14 Medium Regiment and 15 Medium Regiment).

==Battle honours==
Two battalions of the 17th Dogra Regiment (the 2nd and 3rd), also fought in the [[Malayan Campaign]]. After the [[Fall of Singapore]], a large number of the captured troops later went on to join the [[Indian National Army]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Fay|1993|p=137}}</ref>
[[File:King's Colour, 2nd Battalion, 17th Dogra Regiment 1926-1947.jpg|thumb|365x365px|King's Colour 2/17th Dogra Regiment, 1926–1947]]

===Pre-independence===
Combined battle honours of 37th (Prince of Wales's Own) Dogras, 38th Dogras, 41st Dogras:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiandefencereview.com/spotlights/infantry-regiments-the-cutting-edge-of-soldiering/3/|title=Infantry Regiments: The cutting edge of Soldiering|date=2018-01-24|access-date=2021-05-30}}</ref>
;World War I
*[[Battle of La Bassée|La Bassée]] 1914
*[[Festubert]] 1914–1915
*[[Givenchy]] 1914
*[[Neuve Chapelle]]
*[[Aubers]]
*France and Flanders 1914–15
*[[Egypt]] 1915
*[[Tel Megiddo|Megiddo]]
*[[Nablus]]
*[[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] 1918
*Tigris 1916
*[[Siege of Kut|Kut al-Amara]] 1917
*Wadi
*El Hanna
*Baghdad
*Mesopotamia 1915–18
*Aden
*Megiddo – 1918
*[[Nablus]] – 1918
*[[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] – 1918
*[[North-West Frontier Province (1901–2010)|North-West Frontier]] 1915–1917
*Afghanistan 1919

;World War II
*[[Battle of Kota Bharu|Kota Bharu]]
*[[Malayan Campaign|Malaya 1941–42]]
*Singapore 1941–42
*Donbaik
*Wrencat
*Nunshigum
*Magwe
*Kennedy Peak
*[[Burma Campaign|Burma 1942–45]]

[[File:The Dogra Regiment Marching Contingent passes through the Rajpath, on the occasion of the 69th Republic Day Parade 2018, in New Delhi on January 26, 2018.jpg|thumb|430x430px|The Dogra Regiment Marching Contingent passes through the Rajpath, on the occasion of the 69th Republic Day Parade 2018, in New Delhi.]]

===Post-independence===

*Jhangar 1947
*Barwali 1947
*Rajauri 1947
*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Jammu and Kashmir]] 1947–48
*[[Hajipir]]
*Raja Picquet-Chand Tekri
*OP Hill (NL 1053)
*Tiger Hill-1999
* Uri
* Poonch
*[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] 1965
*Asal Uttar
*Dograi
*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Punjab]] 1965
*Suadhi
*Siramani
*Chauddagram
*[[East Pakistan]] 1971
*Ferozpur
*Dera Baba Nanak

[[File:General Nirmal Chander Vij.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Gen. N.C. Vij, the 20th Chief of Army Staff and the first Dogra Regiment officer to hold the title.]]

==Colonels of the Dogra Regiment==
* [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] Kalwant Singh
* Lieutenant General M.S. Pathania PVSM
* [[Major General (India)|Major General]] M.G. Hazari PVSM, AVSM
* Major General Mohan Lal PVSM
* Lieutenant General P.N. Hoon PVSM, AVSM, SM
* Lieutenant General V.K. Jetley PVSM, VSM
* Lieutenant General V.K. Sood PVSM, AVSM, PhD
* Lieutenant General Sher Amir Singh PVSM, AVSM
* Lieutenant General H.S. Bedi PVSM, VSM
* Lieutenant General Surjit Singh PVSM, AVSM, VSM
* [[General (India)|General]] [[Nirmal Chander Vij|N.C. Vij]] PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, ADC
* Lieutenant General S.S. Sanga PVSM, AVSM, VSM, SM
* Lieutenant General J.K. Mohanty PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM, SM, ADC
* Lieutenant General Jasbir Singh Dhaliwal PVSM, AVSM, VSM
* Lieutenant General A.K. Singh PVSM, AVSM, VSM, SM
* Lieutenant General G.S. Dhillon PVSM, VSM, YSM, SM
* Lieutenant General [[Ranbir Singh (general)|Ranbir Singh]] AVSM**, YSM, SM
* Lieutenant General [[Jai Singh Nain]] AVSM,SM

[[File:Shri Vijay Kumar receiving 2006 Arjuna Award for Shooting.jpg|thumb|331x331px|Vijay Kumar receiving the 2006 Arjuna Award for shooting.]]

==Gallantry Awards==
Before Indian independence, the Dogras had to their credit two [[Victoria Cross]]es and 44 [[Military Cross]]es besides 312 other awards.
* Brigadier [[John Alexander Sinton]] [[Victoria Cross|VC]] – 37th Dogras
* Lance Naik [[Lala (VC)|Lala]] VC – 41st Dogras
*
* Major R.C. Dunlop [[Military Cross|MC]]
* Major R.C. Christie MC
* Subedar Narsinghu MC
* Lance Naik Janak Singh MC
* Lieutenant Colonel Prithi Chand [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]]
* Brigadier Narinder Singh Sandhu MVC
* Capt Devinder Singh Ahlawat MVC
* Lieutenant Colonel Khushal Chand MVC
* Major Sandeep Shankla [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|AC]]
* [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]] K.J. Singh [[Shaurya Chakra|SC]]**, [[Sena Medal|SM]]
* Honorary Captain [[Vijay Kumar (sport shooter)|Vijay Kumar Sharma]] Padma Shri, AVSM, SM
* Colonel Anil Kumar [[Kirti Chakra|KC]]

The following battalions of the regiment have also been awarded the Chief of Army Staff's Unit Citation:
*2nd Battalion
*5th Battalion (2 unit citations)
*7th Battalion
*14th Battalion
*11 Rashtriya Rifles
*40 Rashtriya Rifles

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/rgt-dogra.htm History of the Dogra Regiment]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100125081729/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Units/Infantry/109-Dogras.html The Dogra Regiment – Bharat Rakshak]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060912183419/http://regiments.org/regiments/southasia/inf/1922-17.htm Commonwealth Regiments Site]

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