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Dogra Regiment
The Dogra Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. The regiment is made up of the Dogra people from the hill regions of the Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir. The current regiment was formed in 1922 through the amalgamation of four seperate regiments of Dogras as the 17th Dogra Regiment. Upon allocation to India in 1947, the regiment gained its present name.
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.
- Battle Honours
- [combined battle honours of 37th (Prince of Wales's Own) Dogras, 38th Dogras, 41st Dogras, plus:]
- The Great War:1 La Bassée 1914, Festubert 1914 '15, Givenchy 1914, Neuve Chapelle, Aubers, France and Flanders 1914-15, Egypt 1915, Megiddo, Nablus, Palestine 1918, Tigris 1916, Kut al Amara 1917, Baghdad, Mesopotamia 1915-18, Aden, NW Frontier India 1915 '17
- Afghanistan 19191
- The Second World War: Kota Bahru, Malaya 1941-42, Donbaik, Nunshigum, Magwe, Kennedy Peak, Burma 1942-45
- Jhangar, Rajaori, Jammu and Kashmir 1947-48, Hajipir, Raja Picquet-Chand Tekri, OP Hill (NL 1053), Jammu and Kashmir 1965, Asal Uttar, Dograi, Punjab 1965, Suadhi, Siramani, Chauddagram, East Pakistan 1971, Dera Baba Nanak, Punjab 1971
1. awarded for services of predecessor regiments [q.v.]
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