11 Armoured Regiment
Active1984 – present
CountryIndia India
AllegianceIndia
Branch Indian Army
TypeArmoured Corps
SizeRegiment
Nickname(s)The Double First[1]
Sprocket Power Risala[2][3]
Motto(s)जीत ही जीत
‘Jeet-Hi-Jeet’ (Always Victorious)
EquipmentT-72 tanks
Commanders
Colonel of
the Regiment		Maj Gen Praveen Chhabra[4]
Insignia
Abbreviation11 Armd Regt

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

Formation

11 Armoured Regiment was raised on 07 May 1984 by Lieutenant Colonel HS Lamba at Kaluchak, Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir.[5] It has an all-India all-class composition, drawing troops from various castes and religions.[6]

Equipment

The regiment is presently equipped with T-72 tanks.[7]

Regimental Insignia

The Regimental insignia consists of crossed lances with pennons, overlaid with the numeral "11" inside a sprocket at the crossing of the lances, mounted by an armoured fist and a scroll at the base with the regimental motto in Devanagari script.

The motto of the regiment is जीत ही जीत (Jeet-Hi-Jeet), which translates to ‘Always Victorious’.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Raising Day of 11 Armoured Regiment". 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  2. ↑ "Soldiers on cycles". 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  3. ↑ "Raising Day". 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  4. ↑ "Gazette of India, No 44" (PDF). 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  5. ↑ "Remembering The Raising of 11 Armoured Regiment". 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  6. ↑ Gautam, PK (2016). Indigenous Historical Knowledge: Kautilya and His Vocabulary, Volume III. IDSA/Pentagon Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-81-8274-909-2.
  7. ↑ "Allies regroup, deepen ties to take on new scenario". 2013-10-26. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  8. ↑ "Raising Day of 11 Armoured Regiment". 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
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