Esprit de Crops: The Jat Regiment
Established: 1795
Motto: Sangathan Va Veerta (Unity and Valour)
War Cry: Jat Balwan, Jai Bhagwan (The Jat is Powerful, Victory to God)
Regimental Centre: Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
Type: Line Infantry
Decorations:
- 8 MVC (Maha Vir Chakra)
- 40 VrC (Vir Chakra)
- 3 AC (Ashoka Chakra)
- 8 KC (Kirti Chakra)
- 32 SC (Shaurya Chakra)
- 170 SM (Sena Medal)
Battle Honours (Post Independence):
- ZojiLa
- Rajauri
- Jammu & Kashmir
- Phillora
- Dograi
- East Pakistan
Notable Alumni:
Brigadier Desmond Hayde, MVC
Brigadier Umesh Singh Bawa, VrC
Captain Anuj Nayyar, MVC
Insignia: The Roman Numeral nine ‘IX’, representing its 9th position in the Regimental Hierarchy of the Indian Army of the 1920’s. The insignia also has a Bugle indicating the Light Infantry antecedents of two of its battalions.
Regimental Colours: Blue and Saffron.
New Raisings:
- 2nd Battalion the Mechanized Infantry Regiment was raised from the 1st Battalion the Jat Regiment.
The Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar - 2010 (Organisation Category) was awarded to the 21st Battalion the Jat Regiment.
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