26 Air Defence Regiment was raised on 1 October 1941[1] at
Drigh Road,
Karachi as the 2nd Indian Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment[2][3] under Lt Col EC Kensington,
RA.
In 1947–48, a train carrying refugees from
Nizamuddin to
Attari was attacked by a mob near
Ludhiana. Maj Gurcharan Singh[8] and Naib Subedar Dhan Singh[9] displayed courage of the higher order and protected the refugees. For their bravery, they were awarded the
Ashoka Chakra, Class II and
Ashoka Chakra, Class III respectively.[10]
The Regiment was deployed in the Eastern Theatre. In addition to its Air Defence role, detachments of the Regiment were deployed in infantry role in
Tawang and
Senge of
Arunachal Pradesh.[11]
The Regiment was awarded the Director General Army Air Defence's (DGAAD) unit appreciation award in 2005, 2011 and 2015. It has also been awarded 11 COAS Commendation Cards and 18 GOC-in-C Commendation Cards.
2 offices from the unit went on to become the Director General of Army Air Defence – Lt Gen KS Dogra AVSM*, VSM, ADC and Lt Gen Ram Pratap PVSM, VSM, ADC.[11]
26 Air Defence Regiment was raised on 1 October 1941[1] at
Drigh Road,
Karachi as the 2nd Indian Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment[2][3] under Lt Col EC Kensington,
RA.
In 1947–48, a train carrying refugees from
Nizamuddin to
Attari was attacked by a mob near
Ludhiana. Maj Gurcharan Singh[8] and Naib Subedar Dhan Singh[9] displayed courage of the higher order and protected the refugees. For their bravery, they were awarded the
Ashoka Chakra, Class II and
Ashoka Chakra, Class III respectively.[10]
The Regiment was deployed in the Eastern Theatre. In addition to its Air Defence role, detachments of the Regiment were deployed in infantry role in
Tawang and
Senge of
Arunachal Pradesh.[11]
The Regiment was awarded the Director General Army Air Defence's (DGAAD) unit appreciation award in 2005, 2011 and 2015. It has also been awarded 11 COAS Commendation Cards and 18 GOC-in-C Commendation Cards.
2 offices from the unit went on to become the Director General of Army Air Defence – Lt Gen KS Dogra AVSM*, VSM, ADC and Lt Gen Ram Pratap PVSM, VSM, ADC.[11]