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{{Short description|Infantry regiment of the Indian Army}} | {{Short description|Infantry regiment of the Indian Army}} | ||
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{{Infobox military unit | {{Infobox military unit | ||
| unit_name = Bihar Regiment | | unit_name = Bihar Regiment | ||
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| battles = [[Burma Campaign]], [[World War II]]<br/> [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]]<br/> [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]<br/> [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]<br/> [[Operation Pawan ]]<br/>[[Kargil War]]<br/>[[2016 Indian Line of Control strike]]<br/>[[2020 China–India skirmishes]] | | battles = [[Burma Campaign]], [[World War II]]<br/> [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]]<br/> [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]<br/> [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]<br/> [[Operation Pawan ]]<br/>[[Kargil War]]<br/>[[2016 Indian Line of Control strike]]<br/>[[2020 China–India skirmishes]] | ||
| anniversaries = | | anniversaries = | ||
| decorations = '''Pre Independence'''<ref name="main">{{Cite web |url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=NaM4vn1bPOR5uX0fJ8db9w==&ParentID=ws6zu4WcYiCLX0iVnGlE4g==&flag=8CKP966uzg96kLov0aWdfQ== |title=Bihar Regiment |website=indianarmy.nic.in |access-date=18 April | | decorations = '''Pre Independence'''<ref name="main">{{Cite web |url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=NaM4vn1bPOR5uX0fJ8db9w==&ParentID=ws6zu4WcYiCLX0iVnGlE4g==&flag=8CKP966uzg96kLov0aWdfQ== |title=Bihar Regiment |website=indianarmy.nic.in |access-date=18 April 2022}}</ref> | ||
*[[Distinguished Service Order]] (DSO) - 07 | *[[Distinguished Service Order]] (DSO) - 07 | ||
*[[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) - 08 | *[[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) - 08 | ||
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*Gallantry Certificate - 03 | *Gallantry Certificate - 03 | ||
'''Post Independence'''<ref name="main" /> | '''Post Independence'''<ref name="main" /> | ||
*[[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashoka Chakra]] (AC) - | *[[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashoka Chakra]] (AC) - 04 | ||
*[[PVSM]] - 35 | *[[PVSM]] - 35 | ||
*[[Maha Vir Chakra|Mahavir Chakra]] (MVC) - 09 | *[[Maha Vir Chakra|Mahavir Chakra]] (MVC) - 09 | ||
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The '''Bihar Regiment''' is an [[Indian Army]] infantry regiment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/why-bihar-regiment-isnt-only-about-soldiers-from-bihar/articleshow/76563469.cms|title=Why Bihar Regiment isn't only about soldiers from Bihar}}</ref> It traces its origins back to the [[British Indian Army]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/theprint-essential/1857-indian-uprising-to-galwan-clash-the-story-of-armys-non-martial-bihar-regiment/447115/|title=1857 Indian uprising to Galwan clash: How Army's Bihar Regiment demolished 'non martial' tag}}</ref> The Bihar Regiment was formed in 1941 by regularising the 11th (Territorial) Battalion, the 19th Hyderabad Regiment, and raising new battalions. The Bihar Regimental Centre (BRC) is located at [[Danapur Cantonment]], [[Patna]], the second oldest cantonment of India. [[INS Vikramaditya]], the Indian Navy's largest ship and its sole aircraft carrier is affiliated to the Bihar Regiment, Indian Army's highly | The '''Bihar Regiment''' is an [[Indian Army]] infantry regiment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/why-bihar-regiment-isnt-only-about-soldiers-from-bihar/articleshow/76563469.cms|title=Why Bihar Regiment isn't only about soldiers from Bihar|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref> It traces its origins back to the [[British Indian Army]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/theprint-essential/1857-indian-uprising-to-galwan-clash-the-story-of-armys-non-martial-bihar-regiment/447115/|title=1857 Indian uprising to Galwan clash: How Army's Bihar Regiment demolished 'non martial' tag|date=24 June 2020 }}</ref> The Bihar Regiment was formed in 1941 by regularising the 11th (Territorial) Battalion, the 19th Hyderabad Regiment, and raising new battalions. The Bihar Regimental Centre (BRC) is located at [[Danapur Cantonment]], [[Patna]], the second oldest cantonment of India. [[INS Vikramaditya]], the Indian Navy's largest ship and its sole aircraft carrier is affiliated to the Bihar Regiment, Indian Army's highly decorated and battle-hardened unit. The regiment also distinguishes itself by having the highest number of [[Rashtriya Rifles]] battalions (4 battalions: 4RR, 24RR, 47RR, 63RR) among all regiments of the [[Indian Army]]. | ||
==Bihari martial tradition== | ==Bihari martial tradition== | ||
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The martial tradition of Bihar troops in the era of [[British Raj|British rule]] traces its origins to the 34th [[sepoy]] battalion raised in 1757 by [[Clive of India|Lord Clive]] of the [[British East India Company]] at [[Patna]].<ref name=ia-hist>{{cite web |title=Bihar Regiment |url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTemp1P2C_1.aspx?MnId=jT2Y4PlXXeo=&ParentID=VE+Qz4Hs3Yo= |website=Official Website of Indian Army |department=Infantry |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216161456/http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTemp1P2C_1.aspx?MnId=jT2Y4PlXXeo%3D&ParentID=VE+Qz4Hs3Yo%3D |archive-date=16 December 2010 |df=dmy |access-date=11 November | The martial tradition of Bihar troops in the era of [[British Raj|British rule]] traces its origins to the 34th [[sepoy]] battalion raised in 1757 by [[Clive of India|Lord Clive]] of the [[British East India Company]] at [[Patna]].<ref name=ia-hist>{{cite web |title=Bihar Regiment |url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTemp1P2C_1.aspx?MnId=jT2Y4PlXXeo=&ParentID=VE+Qz4Hs3Yo= |website=Official Website of Indian Army |department=Infantry |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216161456/http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTemp1P2C_1.aspx?MnId=jT2Y4PlXXeo%3D&ParentID=VE+Qz4Hs3Yo%3D |archive-date=16 December 2010 |df=dmy |access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref> The battalion was formed by men entirely from the [[Bhojpur district, Bihar|Bhojpur]] ([[Arrah]]) district. Later battalions recruited from the entire Shahabad area (the present day districts of [[Bhojpur district, India|Bhojpur]] ([[Arrah]]), [[Buxar district|Buxar]], [[Rohtas district|Rohtas]] & [[Kaimur district|Kaimur]] in Bihar).<ref name="ia-hist" /> Their success in combat impressed [[Mir Kasim]], the [[Nawab of Bengal]] from 1760 to 1763, who began raising units trained in western combat techniques. Bihari battalions raised by Mir Kasim defeated the British in some engagements. The Bihari, or [[Purbiya]], soldiers thereafter made up the backbone of the [[Bengal Infantry]] of the British Colonial Army.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Ernst |editor1-first=Waltraud |editor2-last=Pati |editor2-first=Biswamoy |title=India's Princely States: People, Princes and Colonialism |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9eKbW3ukh9oC&pg=PA57 |date=28 November 2007 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |page=57 |isbn=978-0-415-41541-5 |access-date=28 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208105016/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9eKbW3ukh9oC&pg=PA57 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
They were not only excellent soldiers but also quick to learn and apply the tactical drills with initiative. They were disciplined when led by good officers but capable of hostility when their beliefs and customs were disregarded. The [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]] against the introduction of | They were not only excellent soldiers but also quick to learn and apply the tactical drills with initiative. They were disciplined when led by good officers but capable of hostility when their beliefs and customs were disregarded. The [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]] against the introduction of greased cartridges (thought to be done so with a mixture of beef and pork fat—abhorrent to Hindus and Muslims),<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00urdu/asbab/bijnor/app05_letter1869.html |title=Enfield Rifle |website=columbia.edu |url-status=live |access-date=18 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808175423/http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00urdu/asbab/bijnor/app05_letter1869.html |archive-date=8 August 2016 }}</ref> was led by Bihari troops, who preferred being blown by the guns exploding to losing their faith. Thereafter, Biharis were not encouraged to enter military service by the British until after [[World War I]].<ref>pp20, The Indian Mutiny: 1857, Saul David</ref> | ||
Their victories at home including those of Buxar, Karnatic and Maratha Wars along with those in Malaya, Sumatra and Egypt won them laurels.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
== Composition and Recruitment == | == Composition and Recruitment == | ||
As the name suggests, Bihar Regiment only recruits from the state of old Bihar (i.e. present day Bihar and Jharkhand). Most of the troops are from the state of present day Bihar, around | As the name suggests, Bihar Regiment only recruits from the state of old Bihar (i.e. present-day Bihar and Jharkhand). Most of the troops are from the state of present-day Bihar, around 90%, and 10% are from present-day Jharkhand.{{citation needed|date=June 2021|reason=should be able to document demographic composition}} | ||
== Bihar Regiment Controversy == | |||
In 2020, a controversy arose when the Bihar Regiment was associated with only [[Bihar|Bihar state]] and not the country as a whole. Following this incident, [[Sanjay Raut]], a [[Shiv Sena]] [[member of parliament]] said that an army regiment, regardless of its name, belongs to a nation, not a state. It should not be assumed that the sacrifices of the Bihar Regiment are only the responsibility of the state of Bihar because each regiment has people from different parts of the country.<ref>{{Citation |title=Regiments Belong To The Nation, Not To A State: Sanjay Raut On Bihar Regiment Controversy {{!}} ABP News |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4epAPIZ9jY |language=en |access-date=2022-05-13}}</ref> | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
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The Bihar Regiment was formed in 1941 during [[World War II]] by regularising the 11th (Territorial) [[Battalion]], [[19th Hyderabad Regiment]] as the 1st Battalion Bihar Regiment. The 2nd Battalion was raised in 1942. | The Bihar Regiment was formed in 1941 during [[World War II]] by regularising the 11th (Territorial) [[Battalion]], [[19th Hyderabad Regiment]] as the 1st Battalion Bihar Regiment. The 2nd Battalion was raised in 1942. | ||
=== Crest of the Regiment === | |||
The Bihar Regiment's crest was adopted from the three headed lions of [[Ashoka]]. Captain Habibullah Khan Khattak, as acting Commanding Officer, 1st Bihar Battalion (Later Major General in Pak Army) selected the crest in 1941. In 1945, the then Governor of Bihar, Sir Thomas Rutherford when visiting 1st Bihar at Shillong was so impressed with the regimental crest, that he requested Lt. Colonel Habibullah Khan Khattak's permission to adopt the emblem for the Bihar Government. The Bihar Government then published gazette notification in May 1945 adopting the crest. Post Independence, Government of India too adopted the [[Lion capital of Ashoka|three headed Ashoka lions]] as Government of India Crest.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=The Official Home Page of the Indian Army|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=rA1YeE4AejLz8Zyf7tLv4g==&ParentID=/r98l6LvkJdwt/eClKYG3Q==&flag=fhc0Lh5Lnl+DjhhXM92dKA==|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-20|website=www.indianarmy.nic.in}}</ref> | |||
===Bihar Regiment in World War II=== | ===Bihar Regiment in World War II=== | ||
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The newly raised 1 Bihar saw action in the [[Burma Campaign]]. The battalion was part of the famous [[Lushai Brigade]] and captured [[Hakha|Haka]] on 19 October 1944 and [[Gangaw]] on 11 January 1945.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/|title=The Official Home Page of the Indian Army|website=www.indianarmy.nic.in|access-date=18 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626223336/https://indianarmy.nic.in/|archive-date=26 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> 2 Bihar formed part of [[Operation Tiderace|Operation Zipper]] under Lieutenant Colonel (Later Lieutenant General) Sant Singh for the reoccupation of [[British Malaya]]. | The newly raised 1 Bihar saw action in the [[Burma Campaign]]. The battalion was part of the famous [[Lushai Brigade]] and captured [[Hakha|Haka]] on 19 October 1944 and [[Gangaw]] on 11 January 1945.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/|title=The Official Home Page of the Indian Army|website=www.indianarmy.nic.in|access-date=18 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626223336/https://indianarmy.nic.in/|archive-date=26 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> 2 Bihar formed part of [[Operation Tiderace|Operation Zipper]] under Lieutenant Colonel (Later Lieutenant General) Sant Singh for the reoccupation of [[British Malaya]]. | ||
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===History after Independence=== | ===History after Independence=== | ||
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Thereafter, both battalions participated in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]] in the [[Kashmir Valley]] during 1948–49. | Thereafter, both battalions participated in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]] in the [[Kashmir Valley]] during 1948–49. | ||
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By the start of the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], the Regiment had expanded to 11 battalions. The sixth, seventh, eighth, tenth and eleventh battalions participated in operations in the eastern sector. 10 Bihar was conferred the theatre honour 'East Pakistan' for the capture of [[Akhaura]]. On 15 December 1971, a seaborne expedition was launched at [[Cox's Bazar]] to prevent Pakistani troops from escaping into [[Burma]]. 11 Bihar formed part of this amphibious task force. In the Western theatre of the war, 3 Bihar captured Wanjal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/rgt-bihar.htm|title=Bihar Regiment|author=John Pike|website=globalsecurity.org|access-date=26 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420015632/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/rgt-bihar.htm|archive-date=20 April 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> | By the start of the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], the Regiment had expanded to 11 battalions. The sixth, seventh, eighth, tenth and eleventh battalions participated in operations in the eastern sector. 10 Bihar was conferred the theatre honour 'East Pakistan' for the capture of [[Akhaura]]. On 15 December 1971, a seaborne expedition was launched at [[Cox's Bazar]] to prevent Pakistani troops from escaping into [[Burma]]. 11 Bihar formed part of this amphibious task force. In the Western theatre of the war, 3 Bihar captured Wanjal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/rgt-bihar.htm|title=Bihar Regiment|author=John Pike|website=globalsecurity.org|access-date=26 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420015632/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/rgt-bihar.htm|archive-date=20 April 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
In the Spring of 1999, [[Pakistani]] [[soldiers]] posing as Kashmiri militants crossed the [[Line of Control]] (LoC) in [[Kargil district|Kargil]] and entered Indian territory. [[Operation Vijay (1999)|Operation Vijay]] was launched by the Indian Army to flush out the intruders. More than 10,000 soldiers and officers of the Bihar Regiment were deployed to Kargil.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/rgt-bihar.htm |title=Bihar Regiment |website=globalsecurity.org |url-status=live |access-date=18 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216073835/https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/rgt-bihar.htm |archive-date=16 December 2018 }}</ref> In a well-planned operation in the Batalik sector, soldiers of 1 Bihar, in a fierce fight with the [[Pakistan Army]], captured Point 4268 and Jubar Ridge in Kuker Thang area in the Batalik sector on the night 06/7 July 1999.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aI4R4ZkwsVQC&q=Jubar+Ridge&pg=PA129 |title=Kargil War: Past, Present, and Future |last=Sarkhar |first= Bhaskar |year=1999 |isbn=9781897829615 |access-date=18 April | In the Spring of 1999, [[Pakistani]] [[soldiers]] posing as Kashmiri militants crossed the [[Line of Control]] (LoC) in [[Kargil district|Kargil]] and entered Indian territory. [[Operation Vijay (1999)|Operation Vijay]] was launched by the Indian Army to flush out the intruders. More than 10,000 soldiers and officers of the Bihar Regiment were deployed to Kargil.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/rgt-bihar.htm |title=Bihar Regiment |website=globalsecurity.org |url-status=live |access-date=18 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216073835/https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/rgt-bihar.htm |archive-date=16 December 2018 }}</ref> In a well-planned operation in the Batalik sector, soldiers of 1 Bihar, in a fierce fight with the [[Pakistan Army]], captured Point 4268 and Jubar Ridge in Kuker Thang area in the Batalik sector on the night 06/7 July 1999.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aI4R4ZkwsVQC&q=Jubar+Ridge&pg=PA129 |title=Kargil War: Past, Present, and Future |last=Sarkhar |first= Bhaskar |year=1999 |isbn=9781897829615 |access-date=18 April 2022}}</ref> | ||
On the night of 15 June 2020, soldiers of 16 Bihar Regiment [[ | On the night of 15 June 2020, soldiers of 16 Bihar Regiment were involved in a [[2020–2021 China–India skirmishes|bloody skirmish]] at Galwan Valley, in Ladakh along the [[Line of Actual Control|Line of Actual Control (LAC)]]. Twenty Indian soldiers were killed, including the commanding-officer of 16 Bihar Colonel [[B. Santosh Babu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bihar-regiment-to-move-out-of-lac-position/story-Us57chKKSmWr3SluluYZAN.html|title=After Galwan fightback, 16 Bihar moving to Col Babu's home state|website=hindustantimes.com|access-date=10 July 2022}}</ref> According to Russian government owned [[TASS]] news agency, the fighting resulted in death of 45 Chinese soldiers.<ref>{{Cite news|title=The clash in May and June 2020, resulted in death of at least 20 Indian and 45 Chinese servicemen.|url=https://tass.com/world/1254813}}</ref> As per an American intelligence assessment the skirmish led to the death of 35 Chinese soldiers including a commanding officer.<ref>{{Cite news|title=American intelligence believes 35 Chinese troops died, including one senior officer, a source familiar with that assessment tells U.S. News|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world-report/articles/2020-06-16/dozens-killed-as-india-china-face-off-in-first-deadly-clash-in-decades}}</ref> | ||
Units of the regiment have also served in [[UN Peacekeeping]] operations in [[Somalia]] ([[UNOSOM I|UNOSOM]])<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M6iygi6KElYC&q=bihar+regiment+un+peacekeeping+somalia&pg=PA100 |title=Husband Of A Fanatic |last= Kumar |first= Amitava |year=2004 |isbn=9780143031895 |access-date=18 April | Units of the regiment have also served in [[UN Peacekeeping]] operations in [[Somalia]] ([[UNOSOM I|UNOSOM]])<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M6iygi6KElYC&q=bihar+regiment+un+peacekeeping+somalia&pg=PA100 |title=Husband Of A Fanatic |last= Kumar |first= Amitava |year=2004 |isbn=9780143031895 |access-date=18 April 2022}}</ref> and the [[Democratic Republic of Congo]] ([[MONUC]]).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/attack-on-indian-un-peacekeepers-by-congolese-rebels/articleshow/61009464.cms?from=mdr |title=Attack on Indian UN peacekeepers by Congolese rebels |last=Gurung |first=Shaurya Karanbir |date=12 July 2018 |website=economictimes.indiatimes.com |access-date=18 April 2022}}</ref> | ||
== Deployments of units of the Bihar Regiment == | == Deployments of units of the Bihar Regiment == | ||
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*[[Operation Tiderace|Operation Zipper]], [[World War II]] | *[[Operation Tiderace|Operation Zipper]], [[World War II]] | ||
*[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1947]] | *[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1947]] | ||
*[[Sino-Indian War]] | |||
*[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1965]] | *[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1965]] | ||
*[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]] | *[[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]] | ||
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*[[MONUC]] | *[[MONUC]] | ||
*[[Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir]] | *[[Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir]] | ||
*[[2016 Indian Line of Control strike]] | |||
*[[2020 China–India skirmishes]] | *[[2020 China–India skirmishes]] | ||
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===Battle and theatre honours=== | ===Battle and theatre honours=== | ||
[[File:The Chief of Army Staff, General Dalbir Singh presenting the President’s Colours, at Bihar Regimental Centre, in Danapur on November 19, 2016.jpg|thumb|The Chief of Army Staff, General Dalbir Singh presenting the President’s Colours, at Bihar Regimental Centre, in Danapur on November 19, 2016.]] | |||
* Battle honour ''Haka'', awarded for [[Burma Campaign]], [[World War II]]<ref name='Sarbans'>{{cite book |title=Battle Honours of the Indian Army 1757 - 1971 |last=Singh |first=Sarbans |year=1993 |publisher=Vision Books |location=New Delhi |isbn=8170941156 |page=328}}</ref> | * Battle honour ''Haka'', awarded for [[Burma Campaign]], [[World War II]]<ref name='Sarbans'>{{cite book |title=Battle Honours of the Indian Army 1757 - 1971 |last=Singh |first=Sarbans |year=1993 |publisher=Vision Books |location=New Delhi |isbn=8170941156 |page=328}}</ref> | ||
* Battle honour ''Gangaw'', also awarded for Burma Campaign, World War II.<ref name='Sarbans'/> | * Battle honour ''Gangaw'', also awarded for Burma Campaign, World War II.<ref name='Sarbans'/> | ||
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* Theatre honour ''Kargil''<ref name="IndArmy"/> | * Theatre honour ''Kargil''<ref name="IndArmy"/> | ||
==Gallantry | ==Gallantry awards== | ||
The regiment is one of the highly decorated regiments of the Indian Army. The tally of awards till date are as under:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=NaM4vn1bPOR5uX0fJ8db9w==&ParentID=ws6zu4WcYiCLX0iVnGlE4g==&flag=8CKP966uzg96kLov0aWdfQ==|title=Honours and Awards, Bihar Regiment}}</ref>- | The regiment is one of the highly decorated regiments of the Indian Army. The tally of awards till date are as under:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=NaM4vn1bPOR5uX0fJ8db9w==&ParentID=ws6zu4WcYiCLX0iVnGlE4g==&flag=8CKP966uzg96kLov0aWdfQ==|title=Honours and Awards, Bihar Regiment}}</ref>- | ||
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'''<u>Post Independence</u>''' | '''<u>Post Independence</u>''' | ||
(i) [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashoka Chakra]] (AC) - | (i) [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashoka Chakra]] (AC) - 04 | ||
(ii) [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] (PVSM) - 35 | (ii) [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] (PVSM) - 35 | ||
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=== [[Ashoka Chakra]] === | === [[Ashoka Chakra]] === | ||
* Lieutenant Colonel [[Harsh Uday Singh Gaur]] (Posthumous), 10 Bihar, [[Baramulla district]], 1994<ref name="husgaur">{{cite web|url=http://www.tbra.org.in/lt-col-hus-gaur-ashok-chakra=|title=The Bihar Regimental Association|access-date=26 January | * Lieutenant Colonel [[Harsh Uday Singh Gaur]] (Posthumous), 10 Bihar, [[Baramulla district]], 1994<ref name="husgaur">{{cite web|url=http://www.tbra.org.in/lt-col-hus-gaur-ashok-chakra=|title=The Bihar Regimental Association|access-date=26 January 2022}}{{dead link|date=November 2016|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> | ||
* Lieutenant Colonel [[Shanti Swaroop Rana]] (Posthumous), 3 Bihar, [[Kupwara district]], 1997<ref name="im-ssrana">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianmartyr.com/2011/11/lt-col-shanti-swarup-rana.html|title=Lt Col Shanti Swarup Rana|publisher=Indian Martyr|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109233358/http://www.indianmartyr.com/2011/11/lt-col-shanti-swarup-rana.html|archive-date=2012-01-09|access-date=2011-12-29}}</ref> | * Lieutenant Colonel [[Shanti Swaroop Rana]] (Posthumous), 3 Bihar, [[Kupwara district]], 1997<ref name="im-ssrana">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianmartyr.com/2011/11/lt-col-shanti-swarup-rana.html|title=Lt Col Shanti Swarup Rana|publisher=Indian Martyr|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109233358/http://www.indianmartyr.com/2011/11/lt-col-shanti-swarup-rana.html|archive-date=2012-01-09|access-date=2011-12-29}}</ref> | ||
*[[Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan]] (Posthumous), 7 Bihar (on deputation to [[National Security Guards|NSG]]), Operation [[Black Tornado]]. | *[[Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan]] (Posthumous), 7 Bihar (on deputation to [[National Security Guards|NSG]]), Operation [[Black Tornado]]. | ||
*Captain [[Arun Singh Jasrotia]] (Posthumous), 8 Bihar later 9 PARA SF, 1995 [[Kashmir]]. | |||
===[[Maha Vir Chakra]]=== | ===[[Maha Vir Chakra]]=== | ||
* Capt Gurjinder Singh Suri, [[Maha Vir Chakra#List of recipients|MVC (Posthumous)]], 12 BIHAR, [[Kargil War]] | * Capt Gurjinder Singh Suri, [[Maha Vir Chakra#List of recipients|MVC (Posthumous)]], 12 BIHAR, [[Kargil War]] | ||
* Colonel [[B. Santosh Babu|Bikumalla Santosh Babu]], [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]] (Posthumous), 16 BIHAR ( Op Snow Leopard) | * Colonel [[B. Santosh Babu|Bikumalla Santosh Babu]], [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]] (Posthumous), 16 BIHAR ( Op Snow Leopard) | ||
*Lieutenant General [[Joginder Singh Gharaya]], [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]], [[Kirti Chakra|KC]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]], 1 BIHAR, [[Indo-Pak War of 1971]] | |||
===[[Vir Chakra]]=== | ===[[Vir Chakra]]=== | ||
* Major [[Mariappan Saravanan]] (Posthumous), 1 BIHAR, [[Kargil War]]<ref name="ia-saravanan">{{cite web|url=http://www.majorsaravanan.com/home.html= |title=Major Saravanan Memorial Trust |access-date=26 January 2015 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016|bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | * Major [[Mariappan Saravanan]] (Posthumous), 1 BIHAR, [[Kargil War]]<ref name="ia-saravanan">{{cite web|url=http://www.majorsaravanan.com/home.html= |title=Major Saravanan Memorial Trust |access-date=26 January 2015 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016|bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | ||
*Naik Ganesh Prasad Yadav, VrC, 1 BIHAR, Operation Vijay, [[Kargil War]] (1999).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gallantry Awards {{!}} Ministry of Defence, Government of India|url=https://www.gallantryawards.gov.in/awardee/2724|access-date=2021-09-11|website=www.gallantryawards.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Naik Ganesh Prasad Yadav VrC {{!}} Honourpoint|url=https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/naikganesh-prasad-yadav-vrc-2/|access-date=2021-09-11|language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
* Colonel M Ravi, 10 BIHAR, 1971 East Pakistan (Later Bangladesh) | * Colonel M Ravi, 10 BIHAR, 1971 East Pakistan (Later Bangladesh) | ||
* Lt Col K P R Hari, 10 BIHAR<ref>{{cite news |last=Staff Reporter |title=Surrendered ultras get training certificates |url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=apr1010/state06 |date=9 April 2010 |newspaper=[[The Assam Tribune]] |access-date=28 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408220904/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=apr1010%2Fstate06 |archive-date=8 April 2014 }}</ref> | * Lt Col K P R Hari, 10 BIHAR<ref>{{cite news |last=Staff Reporter |title=Surrendered ultras get training certificates |url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=apr1010/state06 |date=9 April 2010 |newspaper=[[The Assam Tribune]] |access-date=28 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408220904/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=apr1010%2Fstate06 |archive-date=8 April 2014 }}</ref> | ||
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* Sub Ghama Oraon, 1 BIHAR, Sri Lanka<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.twdi.in/node/4273|title=Vir Chakra (VrC), Awardee: PA Nk Ghama Oraon, VrC @ TWDI|website=www.twdi.in|access-date=2016-11-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121170423/http://www.twdi.in/node/4273|archive-date=21 November 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> | * Sub Ghama Oraon, 1 BIHAR, Sri Lanka<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.twdi.in/node/4273|title=Vir Chakra (VrC), Awardee: PA Nk Ghama Oraon, VrC @ TWDI|website=www.twdi.in|access-date=2016-11-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121170423/http://www.twdi.in/node/4273|archive-date=21 November 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
*Naik Shatrughan Singh, 1 BIHAR, Batalik sector, [[Kargil War|Kargil war]] (1999)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/shatrughan-singh|title=SHATRUGHAN SINGH {{!}} Gallantry Awards|website=gallantryawards.gov.in|access-date=2020-01-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721123702/http://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/shatrughan-singh|archive-date=21 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> | *Naik Shatrughan Singh, 1 BIHAR, Batalik sector, [[Kargil War|Kargil war]] (1999)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/shatrughan-singh|title=SHATRUGHAN SINGH {{!}} Gallantry Awards|website=gallantryawards.gov.in|access-date=2020-01-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721123702/http://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/shatrughan-singh|archive-date=21 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
*Col P K Sinha , 15 BIHAR, Sri Lanka | *Col P K Sinha, 15 BIHAR, Sri Lanka | ||
* Nb Sub Nudu Ram Soren, VrC (Posthumous), 16 BIHAR, (Op Snow Leopard) | * Nb Sub Nudu Ram Soren, VrC (Posthumous), 16 BIHAR, (Op Snow Leopard) | ||
* NA Nk Deepak Kumar, VrC (Posthumous), 16 BIHAR, (Op Snow Leopard) | * NA Nk Deepak Kumar, VrC (Posthumous), 16 BIHAR, (Op Snow Leopard) | ||