The Bihar Regiment is an

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infantry regiment. It traces its origins back to the

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. The Bihar Regiment was formed in 1941 by regularising the 11th (Territorial) Battalion, the 19th Hyderabad Regiment, and raising new battalions. The Bihar Regimental Centre (BRC) is located at

Danapur Cantonment Danapur Cantonment or Danapur Cantt is a cantonment town in Patna District in the state of Bihar, India. Danapur is a category II Cantonment, established in 1765. The board consists of 14 members including 7 elected members. Danapur cantonmen ...

Patna Patna ( ), historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. ...

, the second oldest cantonment of India.

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, the Indian Navy's largest ship and its sole aircraft carrier is affiliated to the Bihar Regiment, Indian Army's highly decorated and battle-hardened unit. The regiment also distinguishes itself by having the highest number of

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battalions (4 battalions: 4RR, 24RR, 47RR, 63RR) among all regiments of the

Bihari martial tradition

The martial tradition of Bihar troops in the era of

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traces its origins to the 34th

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battalion raised in 1757 by

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of the

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. The battalion was formed by men entirely from the Bhojpur (

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) district. Later battalions recruited from the entire Shahabad area (the present day districts of Bhojpur (

Buxar Buxar is a nagar parishad city in the state of Bihar, India bordering Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of the eponymous Buxar district, as well as the headquarters of the community development block of Buxar, which also contains the ce ...

, Rohtas & Kaimur in Bihar). Their success in combat impressed Mir Kasim, the

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from 1760 to 1763, who began raising units trained in western combat techniques. Bihari battalions raised by Mir Kasim defeated the British in some engagements. The Bihari, or

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, soldiers thereafter made up the backbone of the Bengal Infantry of the British Colonial Army. They were not only excellent soldiers but also quick to learn and apply the tactical drills with initiative. They were disciplined when led by good officers but capable of hostility when their beliefs and customs were disregarded. The

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against the introduction of greased cartridges (thought to be done so with a mixture of beef and pork fat—abhorrent to Hindus and Muslims), was led by Bihari troops, who preferred being blown by the guns exploding to losing their faith. Thereafter, Biharis were not encouraged to enter military service by the British until after

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. Their victories at home including those of Buxar, Karnatic and Maratha Wars along with those in Malaya, Sumatra and Egypt won them laurels.

Composition and Recruitment

As the name suggests, Bihar Regiment only recruits from the state of old Bihar (i.e. present-day Bihar and Jharkhand). Most of the troops are from the state of present-day Bihar, around 90%, and 10% are from present-day Jharkhand.

Bihar Regiment Controversy

In 2020, a controversy arose when the Bihar Regiment was associated with only

Bihar state Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Ben ...

and not the country as a whole. Following this incident,

Sanjay Raut Sanjay Rajaram Raut (Marathi pronunciation: ənd͡ʒəj ɾaːut̪ born 15 November 1961) is an Indian politician from Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) party. He is a member of the Parliament of India representing Maharashtra in the Raj ...

, a

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said that an army regiment, regardless of its name, belongs to a nation, not a state. It should not be assumed that the sacrifices of the Bihar Regiment are only the responsibility of the state of Bihar because each regiment has people from different parts of the country.

History

The Bihar Regiment was formed in 1941 during

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by regularising the 11th (Territorial)

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, 19th Hyderabad Regiment as the 1st Battalion Bihar Regiment. The 2nd Battalion was raised in 1942.

Crest of the Regiment

The Bihar Regiment's crest was adopted from the three headed lions of

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. Captain Habibullah Khan Khattak, as acting Commanding Officer, 1st Bihar Battalion (Later Major General in Pak Army) selected the crest in 1941. In 1945, the then Governor of Bihar, Sir Thomas Rutherford when visiting 1st Bihar at Shillong was so impressed with the regimental crest, that he requested Lt. Colonel Habibullah Khan Khattak's permission to adopt the emblem for the Bihar Government. The Bihar Government then published gazette notification in May 1945 adopting the crest. Post Independence, Government of India too adopted the three headed Ashoka lions as Government of India Crest.

Bihar Regiment in World War II

The newly raised 1 Bihar saw action in the Burma Campaign. The battalion was part of the famous

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and captured

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on 19 October 1944 and

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on 11 January 1945. 2 Bihar formed part of

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under Lieutenant Colonel (Later Lieutenant General) Sant Singh for the reoccupation of

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. In recognition of the gallant actions, the Battalion was awarded two Battle Honours namely HAKA and GANGAW and was also bestowed with the Theatre Honour of

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History after Independence

Thereafter, both battalions participated in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 in the

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during 1948–49. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, 7 Bihar captured Bedori, paving the way for the capture of

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. By the start of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, the Regiment had expanded to 11 battalions. The sixth, seventh, eighth, tenth and eleventh battalions participated in operations in the eastern sector. 10 Bihar was conferred the theatre honour 'East Pakistan' for the capture of Akhaura. On 15 December 1971, a seaborne expedition was launched at

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to prevent Pakistani troops from escaping into

. 11 Bihar formed part of this amphibious task force. In the Western theatre of the war, 3 Bihar captured Wanjal. In the Spring of 1999, Pakistani

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posing as Kashmiri militants crossed the

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(LoC) in

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and entered Indian territory. Operation Vijay was launched by the Indian Army to flush out the intruders. More than 10,000 soldiers and officers of the Bihar Regiment were deployed to Kargil. In a well-planned operation in the Batalik sector, soldiers of 1 Bihar, in a fierce fight with the

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, captured Point 4268 and Jubar Ridge in Kuker Thang area in the Batalik sector on the night 06/7 July 1999. On the night of 15 June 2020, soldiers of 16 Bihar Regiment were involved in a bloody skirmish at Galwan Valley, in Ladakh along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Twenty Indian soldiers were killed, including the commanding-officer of 16 Bihar Colonel B. Santosh Babu. According to Russian government owned

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news agency, the fighting resulted in death of 45 Chinese soldiers. As per an American intelligence assessment the skirmish led to the death of 35 Chinese soldiers including a commanding officer. Units of the regiment have also served in

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operations in

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( UNOSOM) and the

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(

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Deployments of units of the Bihar Regiment

* Burma Campaign,

* Indo-Pakistan War of 1947 *

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* UNOSOM *

Kargil War The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict, was fought between India and Pakistan from May to July 1999 in the Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control (LoC). In India, the conflict is also referr ...

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* 2020 China–India skirmishes

Units

Regimental Battalions:

Distinctions

Battle and theatre honours

* Battle honour ''Haka'', awarded for Burma Campaign,

* Battle honour ''Gangaw'', also awarded for Burma Campaign, World War II. * Theatre honour ''Burma 1942-45'' * Theatre honour ''East Pakistan 1971'' * Battle honour ''Batalik'' * Theatre honour ''Kargil''

Gallantry awards

The regiment is one of the highly decorated regiments of the Indian Army. The tally of awards till date are as under:- Pre-Independence (i)

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(DSO ) - 07 (ii)

Member of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

(MBE) - 08 (iii)

Military Cross The Military Cross (MC) is the third-level (second-level pre-1993) military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Armed Forces, and formerly awarded to officers of other Commonwealth countries. The MC i ...

(MC) -05 (iv)

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(OBI) - 06 (v)

Military Medal The Military Medal (MM) was a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army and other arms of the armed forces, and to personnel of other Commonwealth countries, below commissioned rank, for bravery in battle on land. The award ...

(MM) - 09 Post Independence (i) Ashoka Chakra (AC) - 04 (ii)

Param Vishisht Seva Medal Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) (IAST: ) is a military award of India. It was constituted in 1960 and since then it is awarded in recognition to peace-time service of the most exceptional order and may be awarded posthumously. All ranks of the ...

(PVSM) - 35 (iii)

Maha Vir Chakra The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) () is the second highest military decoration in India, after the Param Vir Chakra, and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air. It replaced the B ...

(MVC) - 09 (iv)

Kirti Chakra The Kirti Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the field of battle. It may be awarded to civilians as well as military personnel, including posthumous awards. It is the ''pe ...

(KC) - 21 (v)

Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) is a military award of India given to recognize "distinguished service of an exceptional order" to all ranks of the armed forces. The award is a peacetime equivalent of Uttam Yuddh Seva Medal, which is a Wartime Dis ...

(AVSM ) - 49 (vi)

Vir Chakra Vir Chakra (pronunciation: ʋiː ɾ a tʃ a kɾa) is an Indian wartime military bravery award presented for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy on the battlefield and is third in precedence in wartime gallantry awards and ...

(VrC ) - 51 (vii)

Shaurya Chakra The Shaurya Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice while not engaged in direct action with the enemy. It may be awarded to civilians as well as military personnel, sometimes posthumously ...

(SC) - 70 (viii)

Yudh Seva Medal The Yudh Seva Medal is one of India's military decorations for distinguished service during wartime. It is awarded for a high degree of distinguished service in an operational context, which includes times of war, conflict, or hostilities and may b ...

(YSM) - 09 (ix)

Sena Medal The Sena Medal is awarded to members of the Indian army, of all ranks, "for such individual acts of exceptional devotion to duty or courage as have special significance for the Army." Awards may be made posthumously and a bar is authorized for s ...

(SM)- 448 (x) Jivan Rakshak Padak - 07 (xi)

Vishisht Seva Medal The Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) is a decoration of the Indian Armed Forces. It is awarded to recognize "distinguished service of a high order" to all ranks of the Indian Armed Forces. From 1980, the Yudh Seva Medal was introduced to recognize excep ...

(VSM) - 42 (xii) Mention in Despatches - 45 Name of the awardees of prominent awards from the regiment are as given below:

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* Lieutenant Colonel

Harsh Uday Singh Gaur Harsh Udai Singh Gaur (1 July 1953 – 29 November 1994) was an Indian military officer posted as commanding officer of 10 Bihar Regiment. Army career Gaur was born in 1953 in Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh. His father's name was Rajendra Si ...

(Posthumous), 10 Bihar,

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, 1994 * Lieutenant Colonel Shanti Swaroop Rana (Posthumous), 3 Bihar, Kupwara district, 1997 *

Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan Sandeep Unnikrishnan, AC (15 March 1977 – 28 November 2008) was an Indian Army officer, who was serving in the 51 Special Action Group of the National Security Guards on deputation. He was Martyred in action during the November 2008 Mumbai ...

(Posthumous), 7 Bihar (on deputation to NSG), Operation

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. *Captain

Arun Singh Jasrotia Captain Arun Singh Jasrotia, AC, SM (16 August 1968 - 15 September 1995) was an Indian military officer in the 9 Para (Special Forces). He was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, the highest peace time military decoration in India. He was ...

(Posthumous), 8 Bihar later 9 PARA SF, 1995

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Maha Vir Chakra The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) () is the second highest military decoration in India, after the Param Vir Chakra, and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air. It replaced the B ...

* Capt Gurjinder Singh Suri, MVC (Posthumous), 12 BIHAR,

* Colonel Bikumalla Santosh Babu,

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(Posthumous), 16 BIHAR ( Op Snow Leopard) *Lieutenant General Joginder Singh Gharaya,

, KC, VSM, 1 BIHAR,

Indo-Pak War of 1971 The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 was a military confrontation between India and Pakistan that occurred during the Bangladesh Liberation War in East Pakistan from 3 December 1971 until the Pakistani capitulation in Dhaka on 16 Decemb ...

Vir Chakra Vir Chakra (pronunciation: ʋiː ɾ a tʃ a kɾa) is an Indian wartime military bravery award presented for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy on the battlefield and is third in precedence in wartime gallantry awards and ...

* Major

Mariappan Saravanan Major Mariappan Saravanan (10 August 1972 – 29 May 1999), was an officer in the prestigious Bihar Regiment of the Indian Army who was martyred during the Kargil War. He was killed in hand-to-hand combat with intruders after killing four intru ...

(Posthumous), 1 BIHAR,

*Naik Ganesh Prasad Yadav, VrC, 1 BIHAR, Operation Vijay,

(1999). * Colonel M Ravi, 10 BIHAR, 1971 East Pakistan (Later Bangladesh) * Lt Col K P R Hari, 10 BIHAR * Lt. Col. P.C. Sawhney, 10 BIHAR,1971 East Pakistan (Later Bangladesh) * Maj (Later Maj.Gen.) D.P.Singh, 10 BIHAR,1971 East Pakistan (Later Bangladesh) * Maj Harpal Singh Grewal (Posthumous), 8 BIHAR, 1971 East Pakistan (Later Bangladesh) * Sub Ghama Oraon, 1 BIHAR, Sri Lanka *Naik Shatrughan Singh, 1 BIHAR, Batalik sector,

Kargil war The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict, was fought between India and Pakistan from May to July 1999 in the Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control (LoC). In India, the conflict is also referr ...

(1999) *Col P K Sinha, 15 BIHAR, Sri Lanka * Nb Sub Nudu Ram Soren, VrC (Posthumous), 16 BIHAR, (Op Snow Leopard) * NA Nk Deepak Kumar, VrC (Posthumous), 16 BIHAR, (Op Snow Leopard)

References

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Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...

Military units and formations established in 1941 Indian World War II regiments

Bihari martial tradition

Composition and Recruitment

Bihar Regiment Controversy

History

Crest of the Regiment

Bihar Regiment in World War II

History after Independence

Deployments of units of the Bihar Regiment

Units

Distinctions

Battle and theatre honours

Gallantry awards

Ashoka Chakra Ashoka (, ; also ''Asoka''; 304 – 232 BCE), popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was the third emperor of the Maurya Empire of Indian subcontinent during to 232 BCE. His empire covered a large part of the Indian subcontinent, ...

Maha Vir Chakra The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) () is the second highest military decoration in India, after the Param Vir Chakra, and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air. It replaced the B ...

Vir Chakra Vir Chakra (pronunciation: ʋiː ɾ a tʃ a kɾa) is an Indian wartime military bravery award presented for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy on the battlefield and is third in precedence in wartime gallantry awards and ...

See also

References