63rd Cavalry (India)

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63rd Cavalry
Active1957–present
Country 
Lt Gen Shamsher Singh Mehta, PVSM, AVSM & Bar, VSM
Lt Gen JS Varma, PVSM, AVSM, ADC[4]
Lt Gen Kamal Jit Singh, PVSM, AVSM & Bar[5]
Insignia
Abbreviation63 Cav

63rd Cavalry is an

armoured regiment of the Indian Army
.

Raising

It was raised on 2 January 1957 at

Sikhs.[8]

Independent squadron

In April 1958, the Humber squadron proceeded to

99th Indian Infantry Brigade under the ONUC peacekeeping mission of the United Nations. An integral squadron was re-raised with Daimler Armoured Cars in August 1961[9]

Operations

United Nations Operation in the Congo

In 1961, one squadron under Major MS Padda, AVSM was sent to Congo as part of the United Nation forces. In 1962, the squadron was replaced by another under Major Moti Singh. Both squadrons won a total of 13 gallantry awards.[10]

Sino-Indian War

The regiment operated under IV Corps in October 1962 during the war and remained in the sector till October 1963. One troop with Humber Armoured Cars was inducted in Chushul sector in Ladakh.[11]

Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

In 1971, the regiment was re-equipped with

Dacca in the final stages of the campaign.[7][12] The tendency of 63rd Cavalry's tanks to appear from any of the four cardinal directions led to the enemy giving it the epithet of the "ghost" regiment.[13][14]

Sena medal for gallantry under fire and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal for distinguished service.[13][16]

Counter insurgency operations

5 Independent Squadron, equipped with Ferret scout cars was deployed in a counter insurgency role between 1963 and 1971 in Mizo Hills, Naga Hills, Manipur and Tripura.[17]

The regiment took part in anti-terrorist operations in Punjab between January 1993 and April 1996. It took part in Operation Rakshak between May 2002 and December 2005.[18]

Other operations

It took part in Operation Trident as part of 1 Armoured Division in the Western sector. It took part in Operation Parakram in Jammu and Kashmir.[19]

Presentation of Guidon

The regiment celebrated its Silver Jubilee on 2 January 1982 on which occasion it was presented with a

guidon by the then President of India, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy. A first day cover was released during the Golden Jubilee celebrations in Roorkee.[13]

Regimental insignia

The Regimental cap badge consists of a tank with a scroll below with the words '63 Cavalry'.

The motto of the regiment is पराक्रम ही धर्म है (Parakram Hi Dharam Hai), which translates to Valour is but Duty.[20]

References

  1. ^ "The Ghost Regiment Comes Alive". 1 April 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Gazette of India No 45" (PDF). 7 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Members Bioprofile-SPM Tripathi". Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  4. ^ "The Ghost Regiment Comes Alive". 1 April 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Lt Gen KJ Singh". Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  6. ^ "63 Cavalry celebrates golden jubilee". OneIndia News. Greynium Information Technologies. 2 January 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  7. ^
    ISBN 978-81-7094-004-3
    .
  8. ISBN 978-81-8274-909-2
    .
  9. ^ Chowdhuri, Sudeep. "The Indian Army in Congo, 1961-64". Bharat Rakshak. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  10. ^ "63 Cav Golden Jubilee - Indian Army Postal Cover". Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  11. ^ "63 Cav Golden Jubilee - Indian Army Postal Cover". Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  12. ^ "March to free Dhaka". 17 June 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  13. ^ a b c "The Golden Ghost". Sainik Samachar. Indian Army. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  14. ^ "63 Cavalry celebrates 1971 victory". Chandigarh: The Tribune (Online edition). 16 December 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  15. ISBN 8170941156
    .
  16. ^ "Valour Is But Duty". 4 January 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Valour Is But Duty". 4 January 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  18. ^ "63 Cav Golden Jubilee - Indian Army Postal Cover". Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  19. ^ "63 Cav Golden Jubilee - Indian Army Postal Cover". Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  20. ^ "Valour Is But Duty". 4 January 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

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