Notable Officers
The Regiment produced one Chief of Indian Army, Field Marshal SHFJ Manekshaw"Sam", MC and is incidentally the most celebrated personality of the Regiment. His contribution in the 1971 Indo-Pak War is a legend in the military history of India's Armed Forces. In addition to Manekshaw, the Regiment has produced a number of army commanders in independent India, notably amongst them is Lt Gen S K Singh, who took over as the Commander of the Jaipur-based Army South-Western Command in December 2010. The highly meritorious Lt Gen S.K. Singh is also the Colonel of the Regiment.
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