It was also affiliated to the Punjab Regiment as a mark of recognition of the battlefield camaraderie between the 13th Battalion, Punjab Regiment and 20th Lancers in Shakargarh in 1971.
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As an example, the Punjab Regiment has expanded from four battalions in 1956 to its present strength of 20, while, in Pakistan, several regiments have over 50 battalions.
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Ranjit Singh later became the General-Officer-Commanding-in-Chief ( GOC-in-C ) of the Punjab Regiment Officers Association ( PROA ) in 2008.
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The Punjab Regiment, which led the Pakistani army's arrival last fall, is the same force that fought with the British and lost in a 19th Century excursion in the area.
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Of the sepoy battalions which faced the Maratha line, the only surviving battalion is the 1st Battalion, the Punjab Regiment of the Pakistan Army, the erstwhile 1st / 1st Madras Infantry.
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Mohinder Singh, 51, resplendent in the green and red turban of the Punjab Regiment, a Sikh infantry unit that has played a major role in the three wars India has fought with Pakistan.
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In recent years, the Punjab Regiment has contributed towards UN peacekeeping missions by sending three of its battalions overseas i . e . in Gaza, Angola and Lebanon ( 3, 14 and 15 PUNJAB respectively ).
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During the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971,'A'company ( reinforced ), 23rd battalion, the Punjab regiment, with about 120 soldiers, fought off an assault by a brigade of the Pakistan Army.
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"' 69th Punjab Regiment "', also known as " Mardan e Hur " Battalion ( Urdu : E1 / 'FP-O1 ( y'DJF ), is an infantry battalion of the Punjab Regiment of the Pakistan Army.
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For example all the Frontier Regiments and all bar one ( 2nd ) of the Punjab Regiments went to Pakistan, the men who had opted for a different country were transfered, for example FM Marneckshaw was from the 12 Frontier Force Regiment, he went to the Gurkas.
