Bihar Regiment

Bihar Regiment
Bihar Regiment
	Regimental Insignia of the Bihar Regiment
Active	1941–Present
Country	British India 1941-1947; India 1947-Present
Branch	Indian Army
Type	Line Infantry
Role	Infantry
Size	26 Battalions
Regimental Centre	Danapur Cantonment, Patna
Nickname(s)	Veer Biharis; Killer Machines; Jungle Warriors; Bajrang Bali's Army;
Motto(s)	Karam Hi Dharam (Work is Worship)
War Cries	Jai Bajrang Bali (Victory to Bajrang Bali) and Birsa Munda Ki Jai (Victory to Birsa Munda)
Engagements	Burma Campaign; World War II; Indo-Pakistani War of 1947; Indo-Pakistani War of 1965; Indo-Pakistani War of 1971; Operation Pawan ; Kargil War; 2016 Indian Line of Control strike; Sino-Indian border dispute; 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes;
Decorations	Pre Independence Distinguished Service Order (DSO) - 02; Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) - 03; Military Cross (MC) - 03; Order of British India (OBI) - 04; Military Medal (MM) - 02; IDSO - 02; Gallantry Certificate - 03; Post Independence Ashoka Chakra (AC) - 04; PVSM - 07; Mahavir Chakra (MVC) - 03; Kirti Chakra (KC) - 13; AVSM - 14; Vir Chakra (VrC) - 18; Shaurya Chakra (SC) - 47; Yudh Seva Medal (YSM) - 09; Sena Medal (SM) - 200; Jivan Rakshak Padak - 07; Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) - 43; Mention in Despatches - 45; COAS Commendation Card - 450; GOC-in-C’s Commendation Card - 400;
Battle honours	Haka, Gangaw and Batalik.
Commanders
Colonel of the Regiment	IC-47064W Maj Gen Manoj Natrajan, SC VSM
Notable; commanders	Lt Gen Joginder Singh Gharaya, MVC, KC, VSM; Lt Gen Sant Singh; Col Umesh Kumar Ojha; Lt Gen K S Mann, PVSM; Lt Gen A R K Reddy, PVSM, AVSM; Lt Gen O S Lohchab, PVSM, AVSM, VSM; Lt Gen Amarjeet Singh, PVSM, AVSM**, SM;
Insignia
Regimental Insignia	The Ashoka Lion

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The Bihar Regiment is an Indian Army infantry regiment.^[3] It traces its origins back to the British Indian Army.^[4] The Bihar Regiment was formed in 1941 by regularising the 11th (Territorial) Battalion, the 19th Hyderabad Regiment, and raising new battalions. The Bihar Regimental Centre (BRC) is located at Danapur Cantonment, Patna, the second oldest cantonment of India. INS Vikramaditya, the Indian Navy's largest ship and one of its two aircraft carriers is affiliated to the Bihar Regiment, Indian Army's highly decorated and battle-hardened unit.

^ "The Bihar Regiment". Bharat Rakshak. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Bihar Regiment". indianarmy.nic.in. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
^ "Why Bihar Regiment isn't only about soldiers from Bihar". The Times of India. 24 June 2020.
^ "1857 Indian uprising to Galwan clash: How Army's Bihar Regiment demolished 'non martial' tag". ThePrint. 24 June 2020.

[1] "The Bihar Regiment". Bharat Rakshak. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.

[main-2] "Bihar Regiment". indianarmy.nic.in. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

[3] "Why Bihar Regiment isn't only about soldiers from Bihar". The Times of India. 24 June 2020.

[4] "1857 Indian uprising to Galwan clash: How Army's Bihar Regiment demolished 'non martial' tag". ThePrint. 24 June 2020.

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