| Jat Regiment | |
|---|---|
 Regimental Insignia of the Jat Regiment | |
| Active | 1795 – present[1] |
| Country |  British India (1795–1947) India (1947–present) |
| Allegiance | India |
| Branch |  British Indian Army (1795–1947) Indian Army (1947–present) |
| Type | Line Infantry |
| Role | Infantry |
| Size | 27 Battalions [21 Regular, 4 RR & 2 TA Bns] |
| Regimental Centre | Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh |
| Motto(s) | Sangathan Va Veerta (Unity And Valour) |
| War Cry | Jat Balwan, Jai Bhagwan (The Jat is powerful, Victory to god!) |
| Anniversaries | 20 Nov |
| Decorations | 1 Victoria cross 2 George Cross 24 Battle honour 8 Maha Vir Chakra 3  Ashoka Chakra13 Kirti Chakra 52 Shaurya Chakra 39 Vir Chakra 343Sena Medal |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel of the Regiment | Major General Rajesh Sethi, SM, VSM |
| Insignia | |
| Regimental Insignia | The insignia has a bugle indicating the Light Infantry antecedents of two of its battalions. |
The Jat Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army, of which it is one of the longest-serving and most decorated regiments.[2] The regiment has won 19 battle honours between 1839 and 1947,[3] and post-independence it has won five battle honours, including 2 Victoria Cross, 2 George Cross, 8 Mahavir Chakra, 13 Kirti Chakra, 52 Shaurya Chakras, 39 Vir Chakras and 343Sena Medals.[2][4] During its 200-year service history, the regiment has participated in various actions and operations in India and abroad, including the First and the Second World Wars. Numerous battalions of the Jat Regiment, including the 14th Murray's Jat Lancers, fought in the First World War.[5]
- ^ Army's Jat Regiment Best Marching Contingent in Republic Day 2007 and 2021 Parade | India Defence Archived 2 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Army's Jat Regiment Best Marching Contingent in Republic Day 2007 Parade | India Defence http://www.dsalert.org/gallantry-awards/shaurya-chakra
- ^ "BHARAT RAKSHAK MONITOR: Volume 3(4)". Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011..
- ^ Cornwell, Richard (28 February 2012). "2 Anti-Tank Regiment, Saa -Tank and Anti-Tank in the Western Desert, 1940-1942 (Part Iv)". Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies. 6 (4). doi:10.5787/6-4-845. ISSN 2224-0020.
- ^ The Times History of the War: The Battlefield of Europe. Woodward & Van Slyke