Mechanised Infantry Regiment
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The Mechanised Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. It is the youngest regiment in the army, and was formed as result of lessons learned in the 1965 Indo-Pak War, to give infantry battalions greater mobility. Initially, this involved equipping some of the older infantry battalions of various regiments with armoured personnel carriers. However, there was a need to develop a common philosophy in regards to these type of tactics, so the various mechanised battalions were regimented under a single cap badge as the Mechanised Infantry Regiment in 1979.Battalions converted to Mechanised Infantry Regiment
- 1st Battalion (former 1st Bn, Madras Regiment)
- 2nd Battalion (former 1st Bn, Jat Light Infantry)
- 3rd Battalion (former 1st Bn, 8th Gurkha Rifles)
- 4th Battalion (former 1st Bn, Sikh Regiment)
- 5th Battalion (former 14th Bn, Kumaon Regiment)
- 6th Battalion (former 1st Bn, Garwhal Rifles)
- 7th Battalion (former 1st Bn, Dogra Regiment
- 8th Battalion (former 7th Bn, Punjab Regiment)
- 9th Battalion (former 7th Bn, The Grenadiers)
- 10th Battalion (former 20th Bn, Maratha Light Infantry)
- 11th Battalion (former 18th Bn, Rajputana Rifles)
- 12th Battalion (former 16th Bn, Mahar Regiment)
- 13th Battalion (former 18th Bn, Rajput Regiment)
- 14th Battalion (former 16th Bn, Jammu & Kashmir Rifles)
- 24th Battalion (former 20th Bn, Rajput Regiment)
Regimental Details
- Regimental Centre: Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.
- Regimental Insignia: A rifle bayonet mounted on a BMP-1, depicting the infantry and mechanised facets of the Regiment.
- War Cry: Bol Bharat Mata Ki Jai (Say Victory to Mother India).
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