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218 Medium Regiment (India)

218 Medium Regiment is part of the Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army.

218 Medium Regiment
Active1967 – present
CountryIndia India
AllegianceIndia
Branch Indian Army
Type Artillery
SizeRegiment
Motto(s)Sarvatra, Izzat-O-Iqbal (Everywhere with Honour and Glory)
ColorsRed & Navy Blue
Anniversaries1 October – Raising Day
EquipmentHaubits FH77 155 mm guns
Insignia
Abbreviation218 Med Regt

Formation

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The regiment was raised on 1 October 1967 at Dhrangadhra with Rajput troops.[1][2][3] It consists of 2181, 2182 and 2183 medium batteries.

Operations

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The regiment has taken part in the following operations[1] -

  • Operation Cactus Lily – The regiment took part in the 1971 war in the western sector in the Barmer subsector.[4] It was part of divisional artillery of 11 Infantry Division. 2183 Medium Battery, which was in support of 85 Infantry Brigade was the first to fire the opening salvo during the war in this sector. The guns were used for direct shooting of Pakistani bunkers in Gazi Camp and Kajlor on 4/5 December. 2181 Medium Battery was in support of 31 Infantry Brigade. It supported the attack of 15 Kumaon on Gadra City on 4/5 December 1971. The regiment saw action during the capture of the formation named ‘Apex’ on the night of 10/11 December.[5] The unit lost Gunner Brij Raj Singh during the operations.[6] The regiment won one Sena Medal and two Mentioned in dispatches.
  • Operation Falcon – The regiment had two tenures, 1986–90 and 1994–96. During its first tenure, the Sumdorong Chu standoff took place in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh along the Sino-Indian border. In the winter of 1986–87, as part of the proactive Indian response to Chinese incursions into the Wangdung area of the Sumdorong Chu Valley, a battery of newly inducted Haubits FH77 guns (commonly known as the Bofors guns) of the 285 Medium Regiment was inducted into the Tawang sector of the Tezpur-based 4 Corps. After the crisis ended, it handed over its guns to 218 Medium Regiment in the same area. 218 Medium Regiment was officially declared as the first Bofors unit.[7]
  • Operation Parakram – 2001-2
  • Operation Rakshak – 2009-11 – counter terrorist operations.
  • Operation Rhino – 2014-17 – counter terrorist operations.

Gallantry awards

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Achievements

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Battle cry

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The battle cry of the regiment is वीर राजपूत सर्वत्र विजय (Veer Rajput Sarvatra Vijay) which translates to Brave Rajput, always victorious.[12]

Notable officers

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Golden Jubilee". 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  2. ^ Sainik Samachar, Volume 59. Director of Public Relations, Ministry of Defence. 2012. p. 29.
  3. ^ "Ex-Servicemen Movement to the forefront". 2012-12-25. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  4. ^ a b "Capt Shekhar Dutt: 1971 – AN EXCURSION IN SINDH : Notings from a Soldier's Diary". 2017-07-16. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  5. ^ Singh, Jagjit (1994). Indian Gunners at War: The Western Front 1971. Spantech & Lancer. pp. 223–5. ISBN 978-1897829554.
  6. ^ "Amar-Jawan - A database of Indian Armed Forces Martyrs 1947-1997". Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  7. ^ Subramaniam, Arjun (2020). Full Spectrum, India's Wars 1972-2020. Harper Collins India. ISBN 978-9353578053.
  8. ^ "Gazette of India, No 10, page 287". 1974-03-09. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  9. ^ "Gazette of India, No , page 532". 1974-05-11. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  10. ^ "LIST OF PERSONNEL BEING AWARDED CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF COMMENDATION ON THE OCCASION OF INDEPENDENCE DAY-2017". 2017-08-15. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  11. ^ "VCOAS Commendation Card". 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  12. ^ a b "Republic Day Parade 26th January 1999, Part – 1". 1999-01-26. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  13. ^ "Republic Day Parade 26th January 2001, Part – 1". 2001-01-26. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
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