Mechanized Infantry Regiment

     Anniversaries14 FebruaryEngagementsSri Lankan Civil WarCommandersCentre CommandantBrig A M A Abeysinghe RWP RSP USP pscBrigade CommanderBrig J M A Jayasekara RSP USPColonel of
the RegimentMaj Gen Chandana Wickramasinghe RWP RSP ndu psc [1]Notable
commandersField Marshal Sarath Fonseka

General Jagath Jayasuriya
Maj Gen Milinda Peiris

Maj Gen Priyanka FernandoInsigniaFlag
Military unit

The Mechanized Infantry Regiment (MIR) is a mechanized infantry regiment of the Sri Lanka Army. It is made up of four regular battalions and a volunteer battalion. Establish in 2007 by Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka its battalions are equipped with Type 63 and WZ551 armoured personnel carriers make up the Mechanized Infantry Brigade. It is the youngest Infantry regiment of the Army.

History

Norinco Type 89 (YW534) Armored Fighting Vehicle of MIR

The Mechanized Infantry Regiment was raised on the battlefield on 14 February at the divisional headquarters of the 53 Division at Kodikamam, Jaffna in order for the army to have specialized mechanized infantry units to deploy in battle, instead of using regular infantry along with armoured personnel carriers as it had done before. Three battalions where formed with officers and men from 3rd Light Infantry Battalion, 10th Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment, the 4th Gajaba Battalion and 5th & 6th Reconnaissance Regiments of the Sri Lanka Armoured Corps.[1]

The 53-4 brigade which is made up of the newly formed battalions has since been designated as the Mechanized Infantry Brigade.[2]

Units

A WZ551 of the Mechanized Infantry Regiment.

Brigade

  • Mechanized Infantry Brigade

Regular Battalions

  • 1st Mechanized Infantry Battalion
  • 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion
  • 3rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion
  • 4th Mechanized Infantry Battalion

Volunteer Battalions

  • 5th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (Converted from 21st Sri Lanka National Guard on 1 June 2010)

Order of precedence

Preceded by Order of Precedence Succeeded by
Preceded by
Sri Lanka Armoured Corps
(with armored vehicles)
 Order of Precedence
(with armored vehicles) 		Succeeded by

See also

References

  1. ^ New Mechanized Infantry Regiment Awards Badges to the First Batch, Sri Lanka Army Archived 2008-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Innovation to Engage" the Medal Awarding ceremony of the Mechanized Infantry Regiment, Ministry of Defence

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