Day: September 30, 2021

PAKISTANI DEBACLE AT LONGEWALA

PAKISTANI DEBACLE AT LONGEWALA

The Pakistani debacle at Longewala was dramatised in the Bollywood movie ‘Border’. This condensed account brings to light the chaos
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JANGIS (1 MARATHA LI) LEAD THE NORTHERN THRUST

JANGIS (1 MARATHA LI) LEAD THE NORTHERN THRUST

As the 2, 33 and 4 Corps battled their way through Pakistani defences to the West, Northwest and East of
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THE FIERCELY FOUGHT BATTLES OF HILLI AND BOGRA

THE FIERCELY FOUGHT BATTLES OF HILLI AND BOGRA

There were several intense battles fought during the Indo Pak war, but the Battles of Hilli were fiercely fought over
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NABHA AKAL HOLDS ON AT GARIBPUR

NABHA AKAL HOLDS ON AT GARIBPUR

14 PUNJAB (NABHA AKAL) came under heavy shelling and air attacks, but resiliently staved off a Pakistani Brigade counter attack
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THE DUO AT THE HELM – Mrs G and Sam

THE DUO AT THE HELM – Mrs G and Sam

The author has put together some interesting incidents from the lives of the two main leaders of the 1971 War. 
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FROM FENI TO CHITTAGONG

FROM FENI TO CHITTAGONG

Chittagong was the second major city in East Pakistan and its main port, but was on a limb on the
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BATTLE OF CHHAMB 1971 A Panoramic Turret View from a Chhamb Knight Tank

BATTLE OF CHHAMB 1971 A Panoramic Turret View from a Chhamb Knight Tank

This is a brief recollect which draws a condensed, edited battle account from the book “The Little Giant Stands Tall”
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MOMENTOUS TIMES WITH MANEKSHAW : An Aide Recalls

MOMENTOUS TIMES WITH MANEKSHAW : An Aide Recalls

Brigadier Behram Panthaki, who was his ADC, shares interesting anecdotes of the Field Marshal.    In early 1966, the Government
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