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33 ARMOURED DIVISION  The 33 Armoured Division of the Indian Army had the distinction of having participated in Exercise Brass-Tacks (in the mid-1980s) and various other active deployments including Operation Parakram (after the 2001 attack on the Indian parliament) and has its headquarters at Hissar.  The formation has also contributed in combating insurgency in the Kashmir Valley, where its units has proven their mettle and gave a sterling account of themselves. The formation badge and sleeve patch of this Division has a black dot  on red bordered yellow background .   https://www.scribd.com/doc/298953769/Swamy-s-Symbols-of-India-Volume-1 https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/33-div.htm https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/images/33AD.jpg https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/today/250-armoured.html

33 CORPS The XXXIII Corps  of the Indian Army draws sort of its heritage from the British Indian XXXIII Corps which was formed in 1942, but disbanded in 1945. It was not until 1962 that the Corps was reestablished, in order to reduce IV Corps's area of responsibilities. This Corps covered Sikkim. The Corps is based in Sukna, North Bengal near the city of Siliguri. Its area of responsibility includes North Bengal, Sikkim and if needed, Bhutan, It comprises three mountain divisions, 17th (Gangtok), 20th (Binaguri) and 27th (Kalimpong). The coat of arms consists of a white horizontal band between two red bands with two crossed spears with wings in the foreground. The Corps headquarter has an Indian Air Force air control unit attached to it, 3 TAC, commanded by a Group Captain. The Corps has an organic Army Aviation Helicopter Squadron based at Sevoke flying the HAL Chetak. It is commanded by a full Colonel. The Corps Commander is a Lieutenant General. His Chief of