92 Field Regiment (India)
92 Field Regiment is part of the Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army.
| 92 Field Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1963 – present |
| Country |  India |
| Allegiance | India |
| Branch |  Indian Army |
| Type | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Artillery |
| Size | Regiment |
| Motto(s) | Sarvatra, Izzat-O-Iqbal (Everywhere with Honour and Glory). |
| Colors | Red & Navy Blue |
| Anniversaries | 23 March – Raising Day |
| Equipment | 105 mm field guns |
| Insignia | |
| Abbreviation | 92 Fd Regt |
Formation
The regiment was raised on 23 March 1963 at Ambala as 92 Mountain Composite Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Sukhwant Singh was first commanding officer and the regiment was equipped with howitzers. The unit was subsequently converted into a field regiment.[1]
Operations
The regiment has taken part in the following operations[1] –
- Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 (Operation Riddle) – Second Lieutenant Ujagar Singh Rana was awarded the Sena Medal for gallantry in the Khemkaran sector.[2] The regiment lost Captain PM Hashim,Second Lieutenant Padam Nath, Jemadar Teja Singh, Naik Milkha Singh and Lance Naik Balbir Singh during the operations.[3][4][5]
- Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 (Operation Cactus Lily) - The regiment was part of the divisional artillery of 39 Infantry Division, which itself was under I Corps in the Shakargarh sector. The regiment was part of the divisional offensive, which started on a good note when on the morning of 5 December 1971, the guns of the unit knocked out the Pakistani Artillery Observation Post (OP) at Sukhmal.[6]
- Operation Blue Star
- Operation Rakshak – the regiment took part in counter insurgency operations in 1989.
- Operation Hifazat – The regiment took part in counter insurgency operations in Northeast India between 1993 and 1995.
- Operation Vijay
- Operation Sahayata in 2001.
- Operation Meghdoot – the regiment was posted in the highest battlefield in the world, Siachen Glacier in 2003.
Honours and achievements
- Lieutenant General Ranjit Singh Nagra PVSM, VSM and bar was commissioned into the unit and went on to command it. He became the Director General Artillery at Army Headquarters in 2002.[7]
- Subedar Jagsir Singh was awarded the COAS Commendation Card in 2017.[8]
References
- "92 Field Regiment Golden Jubilee APO postal cover". 2013-03-23. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- "Gazette of India, No 1" (PDF). 1967-01-07. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
- "Martyrs". Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- "9 September 1965". 2015-09-09. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- "12 September 1965". 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- Singh, Jagjit (1994). Indian Gunners at War: The Western Front 1971. Spantech & Lancer. ISBN 978-1897829554.
- "Lt Gen R S Nagra takes over as DG Artillery". 2002-02-07. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- "COAS Commendation Card". 2017-08-15. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
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