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The Battle of Chawinda was a major engagement between Pakistan and India during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 as part of the Sialkot campaign. It is well known as being one of the largest tank battles in history since the Battle of Kursk, which was fought between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany in World War II.
The Indo-Pakistani war of 1965, also known as the second India–Pakistan war, was an armed conflict between Pakistan and India that took place from August 1965 to September 1965. The conflict began following Pakistan's unsuccessful Operation Gibraltar , [ 17 ] which was designed to infiltrate forces into Jammu and Kashmir to precipitate an ...
During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, 17 Horse saw action in the Sialkot sector. Tarapore led the regiment in several tank battles between 11 and 16 September, and was killed in one such battle at Butur-Dograndi on 16 September. Under his leadership the regiment destroyed sixty Pakistani tanks, while the Indians suffered the loss of nine.
Chawinda was the site of a key tank battle during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, where the Pakistani forces blocked the advance of the Indian Army which had thrust itself into the Sialkot district in an effort to thwart Pakistan's own advances into Indian-administered Kashmir.
On 8 September the Indian attack came and thus began the Battle of Chawinda. Initially the division was surprised and outflanked by the Indians who chose an unexpected axis to attack. [ 3 ] Desperate holding actions by some individual units, famously, the 25th Cavalry (of the 15th Infantry Division ), would hamper the Indian advance.
The unit also participated in the battle of Chawinda in the Sialkot sector in Pakistan. Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan during the 1965 War wrote the following tribute on the performance of 4 Corps Artillery: By all accounts the part played by the 4 Corps Artillery can only be termed as magnificent.
Battle of Chawinda; D. Battle of Dograi; H. Battle of Haji Pir Pass (1965) I. Battle of Ichogil Bund; P. Battle of Phillora
6 September – Border disputes over Kashmir erupt into full-scale war as Indian forces attack near Lahore. [3] [4] 14 September – The Battle of Chawinda commences. [5] 23 September – A ceasefire is implemented in the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965. [6] The United States supplied the nuclear research reactor through its "Atoms for Peace" program.