The Grenadiers

The Grenadiers
Regimental Insignia of The Grenadiers
Active	1778–present
Country	British India  India
Branch	East India Company  British Indian Army Indian Army
Type	Infantry
Size	25 battalions
Regimental Centre	Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
Nickname(s)	The Grinders
Motto(s)	Sarvada Shaktishali (Ever Powerful)[1]
Engagements	Second Anglo-Afghan War Third Burmese War Third Anglo-Afghan War First World War Second World War Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Nathu La and Cho La clashes Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Operation Pawan Kargil War, 1999 Sino-Indian border dispute 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes
Decorations	PVC – 3 AC – 2 MVC – 11 KC – 6 PVSM – 32 UYSM – 13 AVSM – 30 VrC – 53 SC – 78 YSM – 26 VSM – 43 SM – 284 VC – 4 MC - 35 IoM – 71 Mentioned in dispatches - 398 COAS commendation card- 917
Battle honours	Post Independence Gurez, Asal Uttar, Jarpal, Chakra, Tololing & Tiger Hill
Commanders
Colonel of the Regiment	Lt Gen Sanjay Mitra
Insignia
Regimental Insignia	A brass grenade bearing the White Horse of Hanover. The insignia is worn on the uniform with a white hackle.

The Grenadiers is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army, formerly part of the Bombay Army and later the pre-independence British Indian Army, when the regiment was known as the 4th Bombay Grenadiers. It has distinguished itself during the two world wars and also since the Independence of India. The regiment has won many battle honours and gallantry awards, and is considered to be one of India's most decorated regiments with three Param Vir Chakra awardees in three different conflicts.^[2]