20th Lancers | |
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Active | 1857–1937, 1956–present |
Country | British India India |
Branch | British Indian Army Indian Army |
Type | Armour |
Size | Regiment |
Equipment | T-72 |
Engagements | |
Commanders | |
Colonel of the Regiment | Lt Gen AS Kler[1] |
Notable commanders | General Shankar Roy Chowdhury, PVSM, ADC Lt Gen Gurbachan Singh (Buch) PVSM Lt Gen Pradeep Khanna, PVSM, AVSM, ADC |
Insignia | |
Abbreviation | 20 L |
20th Lancers is an armoured regiment in the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army.[2] The regiment distinguished itself in operations with its defence of Chhamb in Jammu and Kashmir during the 1965 Indo-Pakistan War and won one Maha Vir Chakra.[3] It has provided one Chief of Army Staff and two Army Commanders.[4][5]