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103 Air Defence Regiment (India)

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103 Air Defence Regiment
Active1949 – present
CountryIndia India
AllegianceIndia
Branch Indian Army
TypeCorps of Army Air Defence
SizeRegiment
Nickname(s)Gagan Rakshak
Motto(s)Sanskrit: आकाशे शत्रुन् जहि
English: Defeat the Enemy in the Sky
Colors   
Sky Blue and Red
Anniversaries22 August (Raising Day)
Equipment40 mm L/70 Air Defence Gun
Insignia
Abbreviation103 AD Regt

103 Air Defence Regiment is part of the Corps of Army Air Defence of the Indian Army.

Formation

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103 Air Defence Regiment was raised on 22 August 1949 at Colaba in Bombay (now Mumbai) as 103 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment of the Territorial Army. It consists of 509, 510 and 511 air defence batteries. The regiment has been subsequently converted to a regular regiment of the Indian Army.[1][2]

Operations

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The regiment has taken part in the following operations[1]

Honours and achievements

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  • The regiment was awarded Director General Army Air Defence Unit Appreciation award in 2016.
  • The regiment was awarded General Officer Commanding in Chief Unit Citation in 2014 and 2018.
  • Major Upendra Prasad Desaiji, Havildar (BQMH) Krishna Oak and Lance Havildar Sonu Chavan were Mentioned in dispatches during the 1971 war.[5]

War cry

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The war cry of the regiment is Gagan Rakshak Ka Hai Nara, Bache Na Shatru Hamara (गगन रक्षक का है नारा, बचे ना शत्रु हमारा ), which loosely translates to The slogan of the sky defenders is, our enemy should not survive.

References

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  1. ^ a b "103 AD-Golden Jubilee -Indian Army Postal Cover". 2000-01-22. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  2. ^ Singh, Lt Col Surender (2020). Territorial Army: Gateway for Civilians to Army. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1648997037.
  3. ^ Pal, Hamendar Bhisham (1983). The Territorial Army. Tulsi Publishing House. p. 17.
  4. ^ "Air defence unit's golden jubilee". 2000-01-24. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  5. ^ "Gazette of India, No 19, page 539-540" (PDF). 1974-05-11. Retrieved 2023-09-29.