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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 ...
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.
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.
On 11 September 1965 Poona Horse launched an attack on Phillora. To surprise the Pakistanis, it was decided to attack Phillora from the rear. As part of the regiment, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Tarapore, was attacking Phillora from Chawinda, it encountered Pakistani armour advancing from Wazirwali. Tarapore held his ground and attacked ...
Pages in category "Battles of the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The armoured battles in the Sialkot sector like the Battle of Chawinda were the most intense since World War II. [75] In 1966, the Government of Pakistan awarded the Hilal-i-Istaqlal to the citizens of Sialkot, Lahore and Sargodha for their courage and bravery during the 1965 war between Pakistan and India.