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Sikh Regiment
Cap badge of the Sikh Regiment
Active
1 August 1846 – present
Country
India
Branch
Indian Army
Type
Line Infantry
Role
Infantry
Size
20 battalions
Garrison/HQ
Ramgarh Cantonment, Jharkhand
Motto(s)
Nischay Kar Apni Jeet Karon (With determination, I will be triumphant).
War Cry
Bole So NihalSat Sri Akaal (Shout Aloud in Ecstasy, True is the Great Eternal God!)
Anniversaries
12 September Battle of Saragarhi
Decorations
1 Padma Vibhushan
1 Padma Bhushan[1]
21 Indian Order of Merits
14 Victoria Crosses,
2 Param Vir Chakras,
4 Ashoka Chakras[2]
8 Maha Vir Chakras,
24 Kirti Chakras,
64 Vir Chakras,
55 Shaurya Chakras,
375 Sena Medals
22 Param Vishisht Seva Medal
40 Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
45 Vishisht Seva Medals
13 UYSM
21 YSM
"Unit Citation" to 8 Sikh
Commanders
Colonel of the Regiment
Lt Gen P.G.K Menon ,AVSM
[3]
Insignia
Regimental Insignia
Lion, symbolic of the name (Singh) every Sikh carries, ringed by a chakra
Military unit
Men of the Regiment of Ludhiana (later the 15th Ludhiana Sikhs) during the Second Opium War in China, c. 1860.
The Sikh Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. It is the most highly decorated regiment of the Indian Army and in 1979, the 1st battalion was the Commonwealth's most decorated battalion, with 245 pre-independence and 82 post-independence gallantry awards, when it was transformed into the 4th battalion, Mechanised Infantry Regiment.[4][5][6] The first battalion of the regiment was officially raised just before the partial annexation of the Sikh Empire on 1 August 1846, by the British East India Company. Currently, the Sikh Regimental Centre is located in Ramgarh Cantonment, Jharkhand. The Centre was earlier located in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.
The modern Sikh Regiment traces its roots directly from the 11th Sikh Regiment of the British Indian Army. When transferred to the Indian Army like its sister regiments, the numeral prefix (in the case of the Sikh Regiment, 11) was removed and extra battalions were raised, transferred or disbanded to meet army needs. With a humble beginning of two battalions, today the fraternity has grown to a regiment of 19 regular infantry and two reserve battalions strong. The 6th battalion takes over as ceremonial battalion of President's palace of India.[7][8]
^"Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
^Aggarwal, Rashmi (January 0101). "Ashoka Chakra Recipients".
^"Archived copy" (PDF). Sikh review. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^John Pike. "Army Equipment". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
^"Sikh Regiment takes over ceremonial duties at Rashtrapati Bhavan".
^"Sikh Regiment takes over ceremonial duties at Rashtrapati Bhavan". The Hans India. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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