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1965 INDO-PAK WAR |
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Date-wise Events |
- January 1965: Pakistani
patrols began patrolling in territory controlled by India.
- April 08, 1965: Continued
tension on the borders was followed by attacks by both
countries on each other's posts on this day.
- August 05, 1965: About
30,000 Pakistani soldiers crossed the Line of Control
dressed as Kashmiri locals headed for various areas within
Kashmir.
- August 15, 1965: Indian
forces, tipped off by the local populace, crossed the cease
fire line on this day.
- August 28, 1965: The war
witnessed aircraft of the Indian and Pakistani air forces
engaging in combat for the first time since independence in
1947. Though the two armies had previously faced off in
the war in Kashmir in 1948, that engagement was very limited
in scale compared to the 1965 conflict.
- September 01, 1965: Pakistan
launched a counterattack, called Operation Grand Slam, with
the objective to capture the vital town of Akhnoor in Jammu,
which would sever communications and cut off supply routes
to Indian troops. India had captured the Haji Pir Pass. The
entire Chhamb area came under massive artillery bombardment.
- September 06, 1965: India
crossed the International Border on the Western front,
marking an official beginning of the war. Indian forces
reached the Ichhogil (BRB) Canal by 6 September.
- September 07, 1965: On this day, a
flotilla of the Pakistan Navy carried out a bombardment of
the Indian Navy's radar station coastal down of Dwarka,
which was 200 miles (320 km) south of the Pakistani port of
Karachi. Operation Dwarka, was nothing but a nuisance raid.
About 135 commandos were airdropped at three Indian
airfields (Halwara, Pathankot and Adampur). The overdaring
attempt proved to be a "disaster". Only 22 commandos
returned to Pakistan, 93 were taken prisoners, and 20 were
killed.
- September 08, 1965: In the
Indo-Pak war of 1965, on this day,
Abdul Hamid destroyed two Pakistani Patton tanks.
- September 10, 1965: Munabao
fell into Pakistani hands, and efforts to capture the
strategic point did not succeed. The Pakistani 1st Armoured
Division never made it past Khem Karan, however, and by the
end of 10 September pak defence lay disintegrated by the
defences of the Indian 4th Mountain Division at what is now
known as the Battle of Asal Uttar. The area became known as
'Patton Nagar' (Patton Town), because of the large number of
US-made Pakistani Patton tanks were destroyed there.
Approximately 97 Pakistani tanks were destroyed or
abandoned, with only 32 Indian tanks destroyed or damaged.
- September 11, 1965: After India
breached the Madhupur canal on this day, the Khem Karan
counter-offensive was halted, affecting Pakistan's strategy
substantially. The Indian Army captured the town of Burki,
just southeast of Lahore.
- September 17, 1965: While
the Indo-Pak war was on, India received a letter from China,
the then so-called Paki friend, alleging that the Indian
army had set up army equipment in Chinese territory, and
India would face China's wrath, unless the equipment was
pulled down. It being a mere monkey-like tactic when two
cats are fighhting, Shastri declared "China's allegation is
untrue" and so proceeded with doing what was supposed to be
done in a situation like this. After that the monkey went to
sleep mode, for obvious reasons, because by than India was
not that of 1962, but of an over 1000 days later.
- September 21, 1965: Dograi,
a few miles away from Lahore, was eventually recaptured by
Indian forces for the second time but after a much harder
battle due to Pakistani reinforcements.
- September 22, 1965: The invading
Indian forces outfought their Pakistani counterparts and by
the time United Nations intervened on September 22, Pakistan
had suffered a clear defeat. On this day, the United Nations
Security Council unanimously passed a resolution that called
for an unconditional ceasefire from both nations. The war
ended the following day.
- January 10, 1966: INDO-PAK
ACCORD - Tashkent Declaration: Indian Prime
Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and Pakistani President Ayub
Khan signed an accord at Tashkent to end the 17-day old war
and restore diplomatic relations. The next day, however, the
Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri died at Tashket of
heart attack.
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Description |
The war witnessed aircraft of the Indian and Pakistani air
forces engaging in combat for the first time since independence
in 1947. Though the two armies had previously faced off in the
war in Kashmir in 1948, that engagement was very limited in
scale compared to the 1965 conflict. The commemoration by
India is seen as its iteration of its victory over Pakistan.
During the conflict, India captured around 1,920 sq km of
Pakistani territory, while Pakistan captured 550 sq km of Indian
territory. Nearly 3,000 soldiers, sailors and airmen were
killed in the war, which lasted 17 days.
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