13th Armoured Regiment is an armoured regiment of the Indian Army.
The regiment was raised on 21 December 1984 at Ahmednagar under the command of Lt Col Balram Singh Mehta, a war hero of Battle of Garibpur in 1971.The regiment was initially raised with Sikh, Rajput and South Indian squadrons, but was later converted to "All India- All Class" composition.
First equipped with Vijayanta tanks, the regiment converted to T-90 tank profile in 2004. Its first operational assignment, however, was in counter-insurgency duties in Jammu and Kashmir.
The regiment had the honour of participating in Republic Day Parades in 1987 and 2009 with Vijayanta and T-90 tanks respectively.
The regiment was presented the âÂÂPresident's Standardsâ at Babina on 19 October 2010 by the President of India, Ms Pratibha Patil.
The regimental crest is a brass sunburst with white metal crossed lances and pennons. Number 13 is inscribed as the core of the sun and the regimental motto is inscribed in a circle around the core. Number 13 in brass is worn as shoulder titles by all personnel of the regiment.