The regiment was raised on 1 July 1966 at Jhansi as 77 Medium Regiment. The first commanding officer was Lieutenant Colonel Harish Bahl. The regiment received its 130 mm field guns on 2 September 1966 and went on to use it during its first field exercise on 17 April 1967.[1] The regiment consists of 771, 772 and 773 field batteries.
Class Compositionedit
The regiment at formation had a fixed class composition of Brahmins, Rajputs and South Indian Classes. In 1999, the regiment was converted to a mixed class unit.[1]
Operationsedit
The regiment has taken part in the following operations[1] –
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field, regiment, india, field, regiment, part, regiment, artillery, indian, army, field, regimentactive1966, presentcountryindiaallegianceindiabranchindian, armytypeartillerysizeregimentmotto, sarvatra, izzat, iqbal, everywhere, with, honour, glory, colorsred,. 77 Field Regiment is part of the Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army 77 Field RegimentActive1966 presentCountryIndiaAllegianceIndiaBranchIndian ArmyTypeArtillerySizeRegimentMotto s Sarvatra Izzat O Iqbal Everywhere with Honour and Glory ColorsRed amp Navy BlueAnniversaries1 July Raising DayInsigniaAbbreviation77 Fd Regt Contents 1 Formation and history 2 Class Composition 3 Operations 4 Gallantry awards 5 See also 6 ReferencesFormation and history editThe regiment was raised on 1 July 1966 at Jhansi as 77 Medium Regiment The first commanding officer was Lieutenant Colonel Harish Bahl The regiment received its 130 mm field guns on 2 September 1966 and went on to use it during its first field exercise on 17 April 1967 1 The regiment consists of 771 772 and 773 field batteries Class Composition editThe regiment at formation had a fixed class composition of Brahmins Rajputs and South Indian Classes In 1999 the regiment was converted to a mixed class unit 1 Operations editThe regiment has taken part in the following operations 1 Operation Cactus Lily It took part in operations in Shakargarh sector and a battery which was part of the divisional artillery of 39 Infantry Division saw action 2 Operation Rakshak I Operation Rakshak II Operation Meghdoot Siachen GlacierGallantry awards editThe regiment has won the following gallantry awards 1 This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items May 2023 Chief of Army Staff Commendation cards 5 General Officer Commanding in chief Commendation cards 10See also editList of artillery regiments of Indian ArmyReferences edit a b c d 77 Field Regiment Golden Jubilee APO postal cover 2016 07 01 Retrieved 2023 05 31 Singh Jagjit 1994 Indian Gunners at War The Western Front 1971 Spantech amp Lancer ISBN 978 1897829554 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 77 Field Regiment India amp oldid 1163568271, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
