89 Armoured Regiment was raised on 1 February 1980 at Ahmednagar under the command of Lt Col KL Bakshi based on a ‘mixed class composition’ with manpower drawn from existing Armoured Regiments.

In 2005, the Regiment moved to join 3 Independent Armoured Brigade under IX Corps.

[4] The Regiment was awarded the GOC-in-C (South Western Command) Unit Citation for its performance between 2008 and 2012, while serving in Ranchi as part of the 23 Infantry Division.

The Regimental badge (since 1983) comprises two crossed swords overlaid by the Vijayanta tank and the numeral 89 with a scroll added at the base with the regimental motto (Veerta Ya Veergati) inscribed in Devanagari script on it.

[7] The Regimental motto is “Veerta Ya Veergati” which means “Victory or Martyrdom”.