20 Lancers, is an armoured regiment in the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army. The regiment distinguished itself in operations with its spirited defence of Chhamb in Jammu and Kashmir during the 1965 Indo-Pakistan War winning one Maha Vir Chakra.
The regiment has provided one Chief of Army Staff, Gen Shankar Roychowdhury, PVSM, ADC and an army commander, Lt Gen Pradeep Khanna, PVSM, AVSM, ADC.
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