15 Medium Regiment (India)

Indian Army artillery unit 15 Medium Regiment 1956–present India India India 24px Indian Army 20px Artillery Regiment 130 mm towed field gun 15 Med Regt Abbreviation Batalik bombers Sarvatra, Izzat-O-Iqbal (Everywhere with Honour and Glory) Red & Navy Blue 14 May – Raising Day 15 Medium Regiment is part of the Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army. Formation and history The regiment was raised on 14 May 1956 with a nucleus of troops from the 15 Dogra Regiment, which itself had been raised after the partition on 15 July 1948 from Dogra companies from 1/16 Punjab, 2 Frontier Force and 3 Frontier Force, 4th Division of 13 Frontier Force Rifles and the 2nd, 3rd and 5th Baluch Regiments. It thus became the first Dogra field regiment of the Regiment of Artillery.Prasad Shankar The Gallant Dogras-An Illustrated History of the Dogra Regiment 2008 Lancer International 978-8170622680 365Gulati YB History of the Regiment of Artillery, Indian Army 1972 Leo Cooper 978-0850521184 180 The new unit was raised outside Golconda Fort, Hyderabad as 15 Field Regiment. The first commanding officer was Lieutenant Colonel M G Luxa. The unit was initially equipped with 25-pounder guns and received its first consignment of twelve guns on 9 August 1956. https://samsshopping.com/product/15-medium-regiment/ 15 Medium Regiment Diamond Jubilee APO postal cover 2016-05-14 2022-06-07 It was subsequently converted to a medium regiment and consists of headquarters, 101, 102 and 103 medium batteries. Class composition The regiment is a single class regiment with Dogra troops. Operations The regiment has taken part in the following operations: Sino-Indian War The regiment moved to Siliguri on 1 November 1962 and deployed its guns above 13,000 feet. It was in direct support to 66 Infantry Brigade (20 Infantry Division) during the operations and was deployed in the area north of Gangtok.https://fnvaworld.org/download/war1962/war-chapter6.pdf Official history 1962 war 2022-06-10 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 thumb|right|Kargil war memorial with names of soldiers from the regiment killed in the 1971 war The regiment was deployed in Rajasthan in the Foxtort sector during Operation Cactus Lily. This sector did not see any significant action. 101 Field Battery of the regiment was in support of 121 (Independent) Infantry Brigade Group in the Kargil sector of Jammu and Kashmir. On 7 December 1971, it gave artillery support to 2/11 Gorkha Rifles during the capture of Pakistani post 12 (No 185859), which was located at a height of 14,350 feet, east of Shingo River.Das Chand N Hours of Glory: famous battles of the Indian army, 1801-1971 Vision Books 1997 151 978-8170940692 It supported 18 Punjab during the capture of Brachil Pass, located at a height of 14,000 feet.Malhotra Ashok Trishul: Ladakh And Kargil 1947-1993 Lancer Publishers and Distributors 2003 978-8170622963 107–115https://indianstrategicknowledgeonline.com/web/1971Chapter08.pdf Official history 2022-06-08 The regiment lost Operator Bihari Lal and Operator Kishan Chand Bagani to Pakistani shelling on 7 December 1971.Azad Salam Contribution of India in the War of Liberation of Bangladesh 2006 Bookwell Publications 336 Regimental Havildar Major Nand Lal was awarded the Sena Medal.Malhotra Ashok Trishul: Ladakh And Kargil 1947-1993 Lancer Publishers and Distributors 2003 978-8170622963 173 Operation Vijay The regiment was equipped with 105 mm field guns.https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99aug16/cth3.htm Injuries no damper on morale 1999-08-16 2022-06-09Ludra Kuldip Singh Operation Badr: Musharraf’s Contribution to Pakistan's Thousand Years War Against India 2001 978-8190136112 188 It was initially deployed at Drass. The unit less one battery was moved to Batalik-Yaldor sector after detection of Pakistani infiltrators; with the 103 Field Battery staying put at Drass.Francis J Short Stories from the History of Indian Army Since August 1947 2013 Vij Books 978-9382652175 111 The regiment was deployed under 70 Infantry Brigade under 3 Infantry Division.https://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100710/saturday/main1.htm Battle for Batalik 2010-07-10 2022-06-09Mayadas Lt Gen M How the Bofors Affair Transformed India, 1989-1999 1999 Lancer Publishers 978-1897829646 40 Later during the war, the unit less 103 battery was deployed in Dah. 101 Field Battery saw action in Turtuk. The regiment fired 41,435 rounds during the entire operation and earned the sobriquet of Batalik Bombers. It lost Lance Havildar Gurdas Singh and Gunner Yashwant Singh to enemy fire to its gun positions. https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99jun18/himachal.htm#5 Gunner Yashwant Singh cremated 1999-06-18 2022-06-09 The unit won the following gallantry awards during the battle - GOC-in-C (Northern Command) Unit Appreciation Yudh Seva Medal – Colonel Sanjay Saran https://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000126/nation.htm Gallantry awards announced 2000-01-26 2022-06-09 Sena Medals – Major Gurpreet Singh, Major Rahul Ohri, Captain Rakesh Tiwari, Subedar Padam Nabhhttps://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/460870/1/7759.pdf Government Of India, Defence, Lok Sabha, Unstarred Question No:667 2000-07-27 2022-06-09 Mentioned in dispatches – 4 COAS Commendation Cards – 4 GOC-in-C (Northern Command) Commendation Cards – 10 Operation Parakram The regiment was deployed in Suratgarh and Ganganagar sectors during the prolonged stand-off with Pakistan. Honours and achievements The regiment took part in the artillery fire power demonstration on 17 April 1958 in honour of the first president of India, Dr Rajendra Prasad. The regiment had the honour to participate in the Republic Day Parade in 1989 with its 105 mm guns.JPRS Report, Near East & South Asia, 23 March 1989 https://archive.org/details/jprs-report_jprs-nea-89-023/page/n39/mode/2up 1989 Foreign Broadcast Information Service 37 See also List of artillery regiments of Indian Army References External links Republic Day Parade 26th January 1989 – the regiment’s guns can be seen at 34 minutes into the video Category:Military units and formations established in 1956 Category:Artillery regiments of the Indian Army after 1947