Dogra Regiment
| The Dogra Regiment | |
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Regimental Insignia of the Dogra Regiment
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| Active | 1877 - Present |
| Country |
 India
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| Branch | Indian Army |
| Type | Line Infantry |
| Regimental Centre | Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh |
| Motto(s) | Kartavyam Anvatma (Duty Before Death) |
| War Cry | Jwala Mata Ki Jai (Victory to Goddess Jwala) |
| Decorations | One Ashoka Chakra nine Maha Vir Chakras four Kirti Chakras four Yudh Seva Medals 36 Vir Chakras one Vir Chakra and Bar one Padma Bhushan 11 Uttam Yudh Seva Medals five Param Vishisht Seva Medals 13 Ati Vishisht Seva Medals 17 Shaurya Chakras 119 Sena Medals 21 Vishisht Seva Medals 188 Mention-in-Despatches and 263 COAS's Commendation Cards |
| Battle honours |
Jhangar, Rajauri, Uri, Asal Uttar, Haji Pir, Raja Picquet, OP Hill, Siramani, Suadih, Dera Baba Nanak and Chandgram Theatre Honours |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
General Nirmal Chander Vij |
| Insignia | |
| Regimental Insignia | Tiger revered as the mount of the Goddess Durga, who is a widely worshipped deity in the Dogra Hills |
Jhangar, Rajauri, Uri, Asal Uttar, Haji Pir, Raja Picquet, OP Hill, Siramani, Suadih, Dera Baba Nanak and Chandgram Theatre Honours
The Dogra Regiment is an infantry unit of the Indian Army, formerly the 17th Dogra Regiment when part of the British Indian Army.
The regiment recruits from the Dogra people of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and the hill regions of Punjab. The current regiment was formed in 1922 through the amalgamation of three separate regiments of Dogras as the 17th Dogra Regiment. They were:
The 41st Dogras were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It could trace its origins to 1900, when it was raised as the 41st (Dogra) Bengal Infantry. After World War I, the Indian government reformed the army, moving from regiments with a single battalion to multi battalion regiments. It dropped '17th' from its title in 1945 and was allocated to India upon its independence in 1947.
Enlisting in the army is seen as an honourable pursuit for Dogras, with the earnings of the soldiers of the regiment forming a sizeable part of the local economy. The regiment currently has 18 battalions. The 1st Battalion was reroled in 1981 to become the 7th Battalion, Mechanised Infantry Regiment.
Soldiering has not only become a substantial part of the economic structure of the Dogra Hills, but created social and cultural traditions built on the people's association with the army. The regiment has produced one Army Chief, General Nirmal Chander Vij. The General also served as the 10th Colonel-in-Chief of the Dogra Regiment and the Dogra Scouts.
In the pre-Independence era, the Dogras had to their credit three Victoria Crosses and 44 Military Crosses besides 312 other awards. Two battalions of the 17th Dogra Regiment (the 2nd and 3rd), also fought in the Malayan Campaign. After the Fall of Singapore, a large number of the captured troops later went on to join the Indian National Army.
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