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| 1211 Medium Regiment (Congo) | |
|---|---|
| Active | 2020 - Present |
| Country |  India |
| Allegiance | India |
| Branch |  Indian Army |
| Type | .svg){kind=small} Artillery |
| Size | Regiment |
| Motto(s) | Sarvatra, Izzat-O-Iqbal (Everywhere with Honour and Glory) |
| Colors | Red & Navy Blue |
| Anniversaries | 15 January - Raising Day |
1211 Medium Regiment is an artillery regiment which is part of the Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army.
History
[edit]1211 Medium Regiment was raised out of nucleus of 121 Light Regiment (Congo) on 15 Jan 2020. The regiment completed conversion training and raising on 15 Jan 2021. Erstwhile 121 Light Regiment (Congo) has extraordinary & glorious history ever since its raising in 1956 which is the bed rock foundation for 1211 Medium Regiment
121 Light Regiment was the senior most light regiment in the Regiment of Artillery and was raised as 121 Hy Mor Bty[1] by Maj JB Contractor on 02 Jul 1956 as part of 35 Heavy Mortor Regiment. On its raising the regiment comprised of hill tribes and later changed into South Indian Class. Today the Regiment is mixed class in composition. Consequent to its raising the bty moved to School of Arty, Devlali as Demo Bty till 1962.
121 Hy Mor Bty had the unique distinction of serving in Operation des Nations Unies au Congo (ONUC)[2][1] from 26 Apr 1962 to 13 Feb 1963. That is why the Regt now uses the word 'Congo'. Thereafter 121 Heavy Mortor Battery became part of 86 Light Regiment and served at Tibet border till May 1965. It participated in 1965 and 1971 wars at Sialkot and Chhamb Sector respectively and had its share of history and heroics.
In 1973, 121 Heavy Mortor Battery< was dismembered from 86 Light Regiment and named as 121 Light Battery. Later on 09 Aug 1984,121 (I) Light Battery was granted the status of a Regiment. Lt Col R S Alvar was the first CO of the Regiment. Leading from the front, during its first tenure in Siachen Glacier, the then Commanding Offr of the unit, Lt Col (Later Col) Amritbir Singh Kalra[3] recd 'Yudh Seva Medal' in 'Op Trishul Shakti' wherein an enemy's intrusion was successfully repulsed in Southern Glacier.
The unit mov on 12 Jan 2020 for conversion & raising as 1211 Medium Regiment on 15 Jan 20 under the able comd of Col HP Singh and completed its raising after carrying out conversion firing and 121 Light Regiment was disbanded on 01 Jul 2022.
Operations Participated
[edit]The unit has participated in the fwg Ops:-
(a) ONUC (CONGO) (1962–1963)
(b) OPERATION ABLAZE[4] (1965)
(c) OPERATION RIDDLE[5] (1965)
(d) OPERATION CACTUS LILY (1971)
(e) OPERATION PAWAN (1990)
(f) OPERATION MEGHDOOT (1990–1992)
(g) OPERATION VIJAY (1999)
(h) OPERATION PARAKRAM (2001–2002)
(j) OPERATION HIFAZAT (2003–2007)
(k) OPERATION MEGHDOOT (2009–2011)
(l) OP RHINO[6] (2014–2017)
(m) OP SNOW LEOPARD
Gallantry Awards
[edit](b) YSM. Lt Col ABS Kalra
(c) Sena Medal. (i) Hav Sarwan Singh (ii) Maj SS Yadav
(d) Unit Citation/ Appreciation. General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command Certificate of Appreciation
See also
[edit]List of artillery regiments of Indian Army
References
[edit]- ^ a b Sharma, Kulwant. "Congo – First African War And Indian Soldiers (1960-64).doc". Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ^ Sharma, SK (1997). Indian Army: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations. Lancer Publishers. p. 28. ISBN 978-1897829011.
- ^ "Military Decorations".
- ^ "Publication".
- ^ "In 1965, as Pakistan Tried to Wrest Kashmir from India, It Could Have Lost Lahore". 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Operation Rhino: Indian Army cracks down ULFA activities, arrest top leaders". 29 June 2013.
- ^ "Vir Chakra (VRC), Awardee: Lt Col Kitkule Prakash Digamber, VRC @ TWDI".
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