153 Medium Regiment (India)

153 Medium Regiment (Self-Propelled) 1985 – present India India India 24px Indian Army 20px Artillery Regiment 153 Med Regt (SP) Abbreviation Long RangersSainik Samachar Volume 57 2010 Director of Public Relations, Ministry of Defence Sarvatra, Izzat-O-Iqbal (Everywhere with Honour and Glory)Shreshthta ke liye sangharsh Red & Navy Blue 7 January – Raising Day 153 Medium Regiment (Self-Propelled) is part of the Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army. Formation The regiment was raised on 7 January 1985 at Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh. https://stampsofindia.com/lists/pmk/aps/2010/2010aps01.jpg 153 Medium Regiment-Indian Army Postal Cover 2010-01-07 2024-02-23 It consists of 1531, 1532 and 1533 medium batteries. The regiment is a mixed class troops regiment. Operations The regiment has taken part in the following operations – February 2024 Operation Trident Operation Vijay – The regiment took part in the Kargil war under the command of Colonel NP Rarilal.Mayadas Lt Gen M How the Bofors Affair Transformed India, 1989-1999 1999 Lancer Publishers 978-1897829646 It saw action in the Kaksar and Batalik sub sectors with its Bofors guns. https://honourpoint.in/profile/sub-balbir-singh-sm/ Sub Balbir Singh SM 2024-02-23Ludra Kuldip Singh Operation Badr: Mussharef's Contribution to Pakistan's Thousand Years War Against India 2001 Institute for Strategic Research and Analysis 978-81-901361-1-2 156, 188 enMusharraf's War Nath Rajendra Lancers Books 2003 149https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/203255/6/chapter%204.pdf Anjan Mukherjee in Evolution of Indian Artillery and its Impact on India's Comprehensive Military Power, chapter III 2024-02-23 The Apati War Memorial in Kargil commemorates the soldiers from the unit, who lost their lives during this operation.https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/centre-keen-to-promote-tourism-in-kargil-103212 Centre keen to promote tourism in Kargil 2015-07-06 2024-02-23 thumb|Kargil War Memorial with the name of the martyrs from the regiment Operation Rhino – Counter terrorist operations in Assam. Operation Falcon Operation Bajrang Operation Rakshak – The unit was deployed in counter terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir. Operation Meghdoot – Operations in Siachen glacier. Operation Parakram Gallantry awards The regiment has won the following gallantry awards - January 2024 Sena Medal – Subedar Balbir Singh (posthumous) Motto The motto of the regiment is श्रेष्ठता के लिए संघर्ष (Shreshthta ke liye sangharsh) which translates to Struggle for superiority. See also List of artillery regiments of Indian Army References Category:Military units and formations established in 1985 Category:Artillery regiments of the Indian Army after 1947