22 Medium Regiment, which took part in 1962 war, completes 100 years of its raising
In the battle of Bum La and Nuranag of 1962, the regiment played a crucial role in the fight against the Chinese. The regiment also participated in World War I and II.
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22 Medium Regiment, which took part in 1962 war, completes 100 years of its raising
The 22 Medium Regiment of the Army, which played a crucial role in the 1962 war with China, has completed a century of its raising.
It was 100 years ago on 29 June that four oldest artillery batteries in British India — 22 (Derajat) Mountain Battery (Frontier Force), 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery, 4 (Hazara) Mountain Battery (Frontier Force) and 7 (Bengal) Mountain Battery — were grouped to raise the artillery regiment as part of the then British Indian Army at Peshawar in present day Pakistan.
The regiment was initially named 8 Pack Artillery Brigade, but later renamed as 22 Mountain Regiment. The number 22 was taken from 22 (Derajat) Mountain Battery.
Lieutenant Colonel Alan Gordon Haig was designated as the first commandant, Army sources said, explaining the history of the regiment.
While the regiment has participated in World War I and World War II, besides others, one war that stands out, in which it took part, is the 1962 one with China. Read Also | Kali: Everything About The Secr…
