Command: South Western Command (Jaipur) The
33rd Armoured Division is part of
I Corps under
South Western Command of
Indian Army. • I Corps, headquartered at
Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, consists of the following 3 army divisions: • the
4th Infantry Division (
Allahabad,
Uttar Pradesh) also called
Red Eagle • the
23rd Infantry Division(
Ranchi,
Jharkhand) also called
Cockerel • the
33rd Armoured Division (
Hisar Military Station,
Haryana) • the
X Corps headquartered at Bathinda, Punjab consists of • the
16th Infantry Division (Sudarshan) (
Ganganagar,
Rajasthan) • the
18th RAPID (
Kota,
Rajasthan) • the
24th RAPID (
Bikaner,
Rajasthan). • the
6th Independent Armoured Brigade, SAND VIPER BRIGADE (
Suratgarh,
Rajasthan).
Corps: I Corps (Mathura) The
I Corps strike corps of the
South Western Command, created in 1965 and headquartered at
Mathura, consists of the following 3 army divisions: • the
4th Infantry Division (
Allahabad),
Uttar Pradesh), also called "Red Eagle" • the
23rd Infantry Division (
Ranchi),
Jharkhand, also called "Cockerel" • the 33rd Armoured Division (
Hisar Military Station,
Haryana)
Division: 33rd Armoured Division (Hisar) The 33rd Armoured Division has 5 Brigades (3 Armoured, 1 Artillery & 1 Air Defence brigades).
Brigade: 5 Brigades of the 33rd Armoured Division A
Regiment is a homogenous unit from one of the
combat arms, like Armoured (tank), Mechanised (vehicles) or Artillery. A
Brigade is multi-functional unit composed of different types of
Battalions or
Regiments. The '33rd Armoured Division' has total 5
Brigades: • the
39th Armoured Brigade (formerly '39th Mechanised Brigade') • the
57th Armoured Brigade (formerly '57th Mechanised Brigade') • the
88th Armoured Brigade (formerly '88th Mechanised Brigade') • the
627th (Independent) Armoured Air Defence Brigade (formerly '627th (Independent) Mechanised Air Defence Brigade') • the
33rd Artillery Brigade It initially consisted of the
88 Mechanised Brigade (was already in existence), the
39 Mechanised Brigade and the
33 Artillery Brigade were also raised on 15 November 1982. The
57 Mechanised Brigade was raised on 1 March 1983. The
627th (Independent) Mechanised Air Defence Brigade became part of the Division's Orbat (
Order of battle) on 1 December 1989. Later, all Mechanised Brigades were converted to the Armoured Brigades.
Battalion • Each of the three
Armoured Brigades (39, 57 & 88
Armoured Brigades) in the
33rd Armoured Division comprise • Two
Armoured Regiments (equipped with
T-72 or
T-90). This includes the historical
1 Horse Armoured Regiment (
Skinner's Horse) raised by
James Skinner at
Hansi in 1803. • 2
Mechanised Battalions (equipped with
BMP-2). • the
33rd Artillery Brigade comprises three regiments: • 1 ×
Towed artillery Regiment (e.g.
Howitzer), • 1 ×
Self propelled artillery Regiment • 1 × LT AD (
Light Air Defence) artillery and was located at
Faridkot &
Ferozpur. ==Notable Soldiers==