| Unit Name: | 13th Armoured Regiment |
| Dates: | 1984 – present |
| Country: | India |
| Allegiance: | India |
| Branch: | Indian Army Armoured Corps |
| Type: | Armoured |
| Role: | Armoured Combat |
| Size: | Regiment |
| Equipment: | T-90 |
| Colonel Of The Regiment: | Brigadier Birender Singh Bisht |
| Identification Symbol: | 13 Armd Regt |
| Identification Symbol Label: | Abbreviation |
| Nickname: | Triskaideca |
| Motto: | वीर भोग्या वसुंधरा Veer Bhogya Vasundhara (The Brave shall inherit the Earth)[1] |
| Colors: | Scarlet and French Grey |
| Anniversaries: | Raising Day - 21 December |
13th Armoured Regiment is an armoured regiment of the Indian Army.[2] [1]
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.[2] 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.[2] Its first operational assignment, however, was in counter-insurgency duties in Jammu and Kashmir.[2]
The regiment had the honour of participating in Republic Day Parades in 1987 and 2009 with Vijayanta and T-90 tanks respectively.[3]
The regiment was presented the ‘President's Standards’ at Babina on 19 October 2010 by the President of India, Ms Pratibha Patil.[4] [5]
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.[2] Number 13 in brass is worn as shoulder titles by all personnel of the regiment.