Bangladesh Army Armoured Corps
Bangladesh Army Armoured Corps is one of the military administrative and combat arms of the Bangladesh Army.
Pre-independence
The armoured corps was established properly after the independence of Bangladesh, though the Bengali soldiers and officers of Pakistan Army fought with the Mukti Bahini during the Bangladesh Liberation War. As per official records of the army, during the war, 57 personnel of armoured corps were killed in action. During the war, a handful of armoured corps personnel won gallantry awards, which includes Major Shariful Haque Dalim, Risaldar Moslemuddin Khan and Major S. H. M. B. Noor Chowdhury. However, their awards were revoked in 2021 as they had taken part in the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.Post independence
After the war, the only tank regiment of Bangladesh was 1st Bengal Lancers, having only three outdated tanks. Later, Bangladesh received 30 T-54 tanks from President of Egypt, Anwar Sadat as Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had supported Egypt during the Yom Kippur War and had sent tea to Egypt. One of the earliest units of the armoured corps, 1st Lancers had taken part in the 15 August 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état, which was later dissolved. The unit had taken part in First Siege of Dhaka and Sipahi–Janata Revolution as well.Units
The Armoured Corps consists of the following units:- 12th Lancers
- 15th Independent Armoured Squadron
- 9th Lancers
- 6th Cavalry
- 7th Horse
- 4th Horse
- 16th Cavalry
- 26th Horse
- Bengal Cavalry