The regiment was raised at Ranchi on 28 September 1963 with Ahir troops. The unit became the first unit in the Indian Army to be converted to a Smerch weapon system unit on 9 July 2007 under the command of Colonel Rajesh Srivastava.
Achievementsedit
The regiment had the honour to participate in the Republic Day Parade in 2008 and 2010.[1]
The regiment was awarded the General Officer Commanding in Chief (Western Command) unit citation in 2013.
The regiment was awarded the General Officer Commanding in Chief (South Western Command) unit citation in 2016.
rocket, regiment, india, rocket, regiment, part, regiment, artillery, indian, army, rocket, regimentactive1963, presentcountryindiaallegianceindiabranchindian, armytypeartillerysizeregimentnickname, tornadoesfirst, smerchmotto, sarvatra, izzat, iqbal, everywhe. 551 Rocket Regiment is part of the Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army 551 Rocket RegimentActive1963 presentCountryIndiaAllegianceIndiaBranchIndian ArmyTypeArtillerySizeRegimentNickname s TornadoesFirst of SmerchMotto s Sarvatra Izzat O Iqbal Everywhere with Honour and Glory ColorsRed amp Navy BlueAnniversaries28 September raising dayEquipmentBM 30 SmerchInsigniaAbbreviation551 Rkt Regt Smerch Rocket System of the regiment during the rehearsal of Republic Day Parade 2010Contents 1 Formation 2 Achievements 3 See also 4 ReferencesFormation editThe regiment was raised at Ranchi on 28 September 1963 with Ahir troops The unit became the first unit in the Indian Army to be converted to a Smerch weapon system unit on 9 July 2007 under the command of Colonel Rajesh Srivastava Achievements editThe regiment had the honour to participate in the Republic Day Parade in 2008 and 2010 1 The regiment was awarded the General Officer Commanding in Chief Western Command unit citation in 2013 The regiment was awarded the General Officer Commanding in Chief South Western Command unit citation in 2016 See also editList of artillery regiments of Indian ArmyReferences edit 26 January 2008 Parade 2008 01 26 Retrieved 2023 11 23 This article about a specific Indian military unit is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 551 Rocket Regiment India amp oldid 1186473066, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
