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The Soviet Union supported Bangladesh and Indian armies, as well as the Mukti Bahini during the war, recognising that the independence of Bangladesh would weaken the position of its rivals—the United States and the People's Republic of China. It gave assurances to India that if a confrontation with the U.S. or China developed, the USSR would ...
The history of the Bangladesh war of Independence dates back to April 1971 when it began its inception with the title of Bangladesh Forces during the first Bangladesh Sector Commanders Conference held in the week of July 11–17, 1971. [5] It was at this conference during which time BD Forces was organized and formed for the independence struggle.
Liberation of Bogra. 16 December: End of the Bangladesh Liberation War. Mitro Bahini takes Dhaka. approximately 93,000 troops of Pakistan Armed Forces surrenders to Mitro Bahini represented by Jagjit Singh Aurora of the Indian Army faction of the military coalition. 22 December: The provisional government of Bangladesh arrives in Dhaka from exile.
Order of Battle: Location of Pakistani and Mitro bahini units on 3 December 1971. Some unit locations are not shown. Map not to exact scale. From the March 1971, the Pakistani military's Eastern Command under its commander Lieutenant-General A.A.K. Niazi, started military deployment to provide the defence of borders linked with India against a possible penetration by the Indian Army. [2]
Amid the Bangladesh Liberation War and a genocide by West Pakistan in 1971, the Bangladeshi military was formed by defecting regiments in East Pakistan, led by the East Bengal Regiment. The guerrilla Mukti Bahini played an important role during the war of independence.
Military history of Bangladesh Liberation War (3 C, 5 P) Mukti Bahini (1 C, 32 P) O. Bangladesh Liberation War orders of battle (4 P) P.
Timeline of the Bangladesh Liberation War; Military plans of the Bangladesh Liberation War; Mitro Bahini order of battle; Pakistan Army order of battle, December 1971; Evolution of Pakistan Eastern Command plan; Bangladesh genocide; Operation Searchlight; Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts; Meghna Heli Bridge
Prior to Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, India had no plans for large scale military action in East Pakistan.Since the Sino-Indian War of 1962, the primary objective of the Indian Army Eastern Command was the defence of the Indian northern and eastern borders, defending the "Shiliguri Corridor", [1] and on combating insurgencies raging in Mizoram, Nagaland, Manipur and the Naxalites in West ...