88th Armoured Regiment (India)

88 Armoured Regiment
88 Armoured Regiment
Active	1979 – present
Country	India
Allegiance	India
Branch	Indian Army
Type	Armoured Corps
Size	Regiment
Motto(s)	अभय है, अजय है (Abhay Hai, Ajeya Hai); Fearless and Invincible
Equipment	T-72 tanks
Commanders
Colonel of; the Regiment	Brigadier Satish Kumar
Insignia
Abbreviation	88 Armd Regt

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88 Armoured Regiment is an armoured regiment of the Indian Army.

History[edit]

The regiment was raised in September 1979 at Ahmednagar. The first commandant was Lieutenant Colonel (later Brigadier) Iesh Rikhy.^[1] The regiment was initially equipped with Vijayanta tanks and later converted to T-72 tanks. It has an all-India, all-class composition, drawing troops from various castes and religions.^[2] Brigadier Satish Kumar is the current Colonel of the Regiment.^[3]

Gallantry awards and honours[edit]

The regiment has won the following awards –

COAS Commendation Cards – 1^[4]
The regiment with its Vijayanta tanks took part in the Republic Day parade in 1990.^[5]

References[edit]

↑ "Regiment celebrates silver jubilee". 26 November 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
↑ Gautam, PK (2016). Indigenous Historical Knowledge: Kautilya and His Vocabulary, Volume III. IDSA/Pentagon Press. p. 154. ISBN 978-81-8274-909-2.
↑ "Gazette of India, No 45, Page 1744" (PDF). 7 November 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
↑ "COAS Commendation Cards 2017". Retrieved 8 May 2021.
↑ Sainik Samachar The Pictorial Weekly of the Armed Forces · Volume 37. 1990.

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[1] "Regiment celebrates silver jubilee". 26 November 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2021.

[2] Gautam, PK (2016). Indigenous Historical Knowledge: Kautilya and His Vocabulary, Volume III. IDSA/Pentagon Press. p. 154. ISBN 978-81-8274-909-2.

[3] "Gazette of India, No 45, Page 1744" (PDF). 7 November 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2021.

[4] "COAS Commendation Cards 2017". Retrieved 8 May 2021.

[5] Sainik Samachar The Pictorial Weekly of the Armed Forces · Volume 37. 1990.

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