List of regiments of the Indian Army
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Regiments of the Indian Army:
Contents
Indian Army Regiments
Infantry Regiments (32)
Order Of Precedence:[1]
- Rajputana Rifles
- Rajput Regiment
- Dogra Regiment
- Sikh Regiment
- Jat Regiment
- Brigade of the Guards
- The Parachute Regiment
- Mechanised Infantry Regiment
- Punjab Regiment
- Coorg Regiment of Mysore/ Karnataka
- The Grenadiers
- Maratha Light Infantry
- Sikh Light Infantry
- The Garhwal Rifles
- Kumaon Regiment
- Assam Regiment
- Bihar Regiment
- Mahar Regiment
- Jammu & Kashmir Rifles
- Jammu & Kashmir Light Infantry
- Naga Regiment
- 1 Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)
- 3 Gorkha Rifles
- 4 Gorkha Rifles
- 5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)
- 8 Gorkha Rifles
- 9 Gorkha Rifles
- 11 Gorkha Rifles
- The Ladakh Scouts
- Rashtriya Rifles
- Arunachal Scouts
- Sikkim Scouts
- Madras Regiment
Details at a Glance
| Regiment | Active From | Regimental Center | Motto | War Cry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Gorkha Rifles | 1815 | Subathu, Himachal Pradesh | Kayar Hunu Bhanda Marnu Ramro (Better to die than live like a coward) | Jai Maha Kali, Ayo Gorkhali (Hail Goddess Kali, Here Comes the Gorkhas) |
| 3 Gorkha Rifles | 1815 | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh | Kayar Hunu Bhanda Marnu Ramro (Better to die than live like a coward) | Jai Maha Kali, Ayo Gorkhali (Hail Goddess Kali, Here Comes the Gorkhas) |
| 4 Gorkha Rifles | 1857 | Subathu, Himachal Pradesh | Kayar Hunu Bhanda Marnu Ramro (Better to die than live like a coward) | Jai Maha Kali, Ayo Gorkhali (Hail Goddess Kali, Here Comes the Gorkhas) |
| 5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) | 1858 | Shillong, Meghalaya | Shaurya Evam Nistha (Courage and Determination) | Jai Maha Kali, Ayo Gorkhali (Hail Goddess Kali, Here Comes the Gorkhas) |
| 8 Gorkha Rifles | 1824 | Shillong, Meghalaya | Kayar Hunu Bhanda Marnu Ramro (Better to die than live like a coward) | Jai Maha Kali, Ayo Gorkhali (Hail Goddess Kali, Here Comes the Gorkhas) |
| 9 Gorkha Rifles | 1817 | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh | Kayar Hunu Bhanda Marnu Ramro (Better to die than live like a coward) | Jai Maha Kali, Ayo Gorkhali (Hail Goddess Kali, Here Comes the Gorkhas) |
| 11 Gorkha Rifles | 1918-1922; From 1948 | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | Yatraham Vijayastatra (The Metaphor for Victory) | Jai Maha Kali, Ayo Gorkhali (Hail Goddess Kali, Here Comes the Gorkhas) |
| Garhwal Rifles | 1887 | Lansdowne, India | Yudhaya Krit Nischya (Fight With Determination) | Badri Vishal Lal Ki Jai (Victory to the Great Lord Badri Nath) |
| Brigade of the Guards | 1948 | Kamptee, Maharashtra | Pahla Hamesha Pahla (First Always First) | Garud Ka Hun Bol Pyare (I am from the Guards, Say O my friend) |
| Bihar Regiment | 1941 | Danapur, Bihar | Karam Hi Dharam (Work is Worship) | Jai Bajrangbali |
| Parachute Regiment | 1945 | Bangalore, Karnataka | Shatrujeet (The Conqueror) | Sarvada Shaktishali (Always Strong) |
| Punjab Regiment | 1761 | Ramgarh Cantonment, Jharkhand | Sthal Wa Jal (By Land and Sea) | Jo Bole So Nihal, Sat Sri Akal (He who cries God is Truth, is Ever Happy); Bol Jawala Ma Ki Jai (Victory to Goddess Jawala) |
| Madras Regiment | 1758 | Wellington, Tamil Nadu | Swadharme Nidhanam Shreyaha (It is a glory to die doing one’s duty) | Veera Madrassi, Adi Kollu, Adi Kollu(Brave Madrassi, Hit and Kill, Hit and Kill!) |
| Grenadiers Regiment | 1758 | Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh | Sarvada Shaktishali (Ever Powerful) | Sarvada Shaktishali (Ever Powerful) |
| Maratha Light Infantry | 1768 | Belgaum, Karnataka | Duty, Honour, Courage | Bol Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ki Jai, Temlai Mata ki Jai! (victory to Goddess Temlai) |
| Rajputana Rifles | 1775 | Delhi Cantonment | Veer Bhogya Vasundhara (The Brave Shall Inherit the Earth) | Raja Ram Chandra Ki Jai (Victory to Raja Ram Chandra) |
| Rajput Regiment | 1778 | Fatehgarh, Uttar Pradesh | Sarvatra Vijay (Victory Everywhere) | Bol Bajrang Bali Ki Jai (Victory to Lord Hanuman) |
| Jat Regiment | 1795 | Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh | Sangathan Va Veerta (Unity And Valour) | Jat Balwan, Jai Bhagwan (The Jat is powerful, Victory to God!) |
| Sikh Regiment | 1846 | Ramgargh Cantoment, Jharkhand | Nischay Kar Apni Jeet Karon (With determination, I will be triumphant) | Jo Bole So Nihal, Sat Sri Akal (Victory belong to those; Who recite the name of God with a true Heart) |
| Sikh Light Infantry | 1944 | Fatehgarh, Uttar Pradesh | Deg Teg Fateh(Prosperity in Peace and Victory in War) | Jo Bole So Nihal, Sat Sri Akal (Blessed is the one who proclaims the Truth of God) |
| Dogra Regiment | 1877 | Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh | Kartavyam Anvatma (Duty Before Death) | Jawala Mata Ki Jai (Victory to Goddess Jawala) |
| Kumaon Regiment | 1813 | Ranikhet, Uttarakhand | Parakramo Vijayate (Valour Triumphs) | Kalika Mata Ki Jai (Victory to the Great Goddess Kali)
Bajrang Bali Ki Jai (Victory to Bajrang Bali) Dada Kishan Ki Jai (Victory to Dada Kishan) Jai Durge Naga |
| Mahar Regiment | 1941 | Saugor, Madhya Pradesh | Yash Sidhi (Success & Attainment) | Bolo Bharat Mata Ki Jai (Say Victory to India) |
Armoured Regiments (62)
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- President's Bodyguard
- 1 Horse or Skinner's Horse
- 2 Lancers
- 3rd Cavalry
- 4 Horse or 'Hodson's Horse'
- 5 Armoured Regiment
- 6 Lancers
- 7 Cavalry
- 8 Cavalry
- 9 Horse or 'The Deccan Horse'
- 10 Armoured Regiment
- 11 Armoured Regiment The Regt was raised by Col Harjeet Singh Lamba in May 1984 at Kalu Chak J&K
- 12 Armoured Regiment
- 13 Armoured Regiment
- 14 Horse or 'The Scinde Horse'
- 15 Armoured Regiment
- 16 Cavalry
- 17 Horse (The Poona Horse)
- 18 Cavalry
- 19 Armoured Regiment
- 20 Lancers
- Central India Horse (in 21st position)
- 40 Armoured Regiment
- 41 Armoured Regiment
- 42 Armoured Regiment
- 43 Armoured Regiment- The only regiment in the Armoured Corps to hold the MBT Arjun as part of its standard weapons platform.
- 44 Armoured Regiment
- 45 Cavalry
- 46 Armoured Regiment
- 47 Armoured Regiment
- 48 Armoured Regiment
- 49 Armoured Regiment
- 50 Armoured Regiment
- 51 Armoured Regiment
- 52 Armoured Regiment
- 53 Armoured Regiment
- 61 Cavalry
- 62 Cavalry
- 63 Cavalry
- 64 Cavalry
- 65 Armoured Regiment
- 66 Armoured Regiment
- 67 Armoured Regiment
- 68 Armoured Regiment
- 69 Armoured Regiment
- 70 Armoured Regiment
- 71 Armoured Regiment
- 72 Armoured Regiment
- 73 Armoured Regiment
- 74 Armoured Regiment
- 75 Armoured Regiment - the only Indian armoured regiment to have been raised on foreign soil during the 1971 Indo-Pak war at Gadra Road (now in Pakistan)on 12 March 1972.
- 76 Armoured Regiment
- 81 Armoured Regiment
- 82 Armoured Regiment
- 83 Armoured Regiment
- 84 Armoured Regiment
- 85 Armoured Regiment
- 86 Armoured Regiment
- 87 Armoured Regiment
- 88 Armoured Regiment
- 89 Armoured Regiment
- 90 Armoured Regiment
Units of the Regiment of Artillery
A few of the units of artillery are listed below:
- 2 field (sp)
- 140 AAD regt (THE SKY LANCERS)
- 37 Coorg Anti-Tank Regiment RIA
- 9 Parachute Field Regiment
- 11 Field Regiment
- 12 Medium Regiment
- 15 Medium Regiment
- 16 medium Regiment
- (34 Medium Regiment(Cassino)
- 38 Medium Regiment
- 40 Field Regiment (Asal Uttar)
- 42 Field Regiment (DBN)
- 56 Field Regiment (JITRA)
- 61 Medium Regiment (has served periods with 17th Mountain Division)
- 63 Field Regiment
- 70 Field Regiment (Saviours)
- 76 Field Regiment
- 80 Field Regiment
- 92 Medium Regiment
- 99 Field Regiment (Sylhet)
- 106 Medium Regiment
- 161 Field Regiment
- 163 Medium Regiment
- 168 Field Regiment
- 169 Field Regiment (Longewala)
- 172 Field Regiment
- 175 Regiment (Field or Medium)
- 191 Field Regiment
- 193 Medium Regiment (Soltom)
- 195 Field Regiment (Banwat)
- 200 Medium Regiment
- 216 Medium Regiment
- 223 Field Regiment
- 228 Medium Regiment
- 237 Field regiment
- 253 Medium Regiment (Mighty Medium)
- 255 Field Regiment
- 274 Field Regiment
- 286 Medium Regiment
- 298 Field Regiment
- 307 Medium Regiment
- 311 Field Regiment
- 314 Medium Regiment
- 315 Field Regiment[2]
- 821 Light Regiment Bombers
- 3342 msl regt
- 110 Medium Regiment
- 279 SATA Bty
- 91 Field Regiment
- 122 SATA Regiment
- 125 SATA Regiment (Sawa Lakh) India's First Regiment to be equipped with the Heron UAVs
- 161 Field regiment
- 861 Regiment armed with BrahMos (Block I)
- 862 Regiment armed with BrahMos (Block II)
- 863 Regiment armed with BrahMos (Block II)
- 864 Regiment armed with BrahMos (Block III)
- 170 Medium Regiment (Veer Rajput)
Engineer Groups
These were formed from the Sapper and Miner Groups of each of the erstwhile presidencies of British India. They are listed below in order of precedence:
See also
- Indian Army
- Military of India
- Paramilitary forces of India
- Army Aviation Corps (India)
- List of regiments of the Indian Army (1903)
- List of regiments of the Indian Army (1922)
References
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