166 Medium Regiment (India)
166 Medium Regiment is an artillery regiment which is part of the Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army.
Formation
The regiment was raised as a 166 Field Regiment on 1 November 1963 at Jalandhar Cantonment. The first commanding officer was Lieutenant Colonel Rajeshwar Singh.Class composition
The unit is a single class composition regiment composed entirely of Sikh gunners.History
The regiment was the first unit to be equipped with the Indian Field Gun. It saw action in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. It participated in Operation Parakram and Operation Meghdoot in 2007.Nagrota Attack
On 29 November 2016, two officers and five soldiers were killed and half a dozen others wounded in a fierce gun battle with a group of heavily armed militants which stormed the Army camp housing the regiment at Nagrota. Among the martyred was Major Gosavi Kunal Mannadir, who was subsequently awarded the Shaurya Chakra.
Operations
Some of the major operations undertaken by the regiment include:;Indo-Pakistani War of 1965: As 166 Field Regiment, the regiment provided fire power as part of the XI Corps in the Battle of Chawinda and the Battle of Alhar.The Tribune article 03/07/2011"> Lt Col Rajeshwar Singh was awarded the 'COAS Commendation Card’ and 5 gunners were Mentioned in Despatches.
;Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: The 166 Field Regiment under "F" Sector took part in the defense of Fazilka. Lt Col Narinder Singh Rawat and Gnr Ajit Singh were awarded the Vir Chakra. Capt RS Sodhi and LNk Prakash Singh were Mentioned in Despatches.