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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.
They first engaged in the town of Phillora. Failure on the Pakistani side to cause damage to the Indian advance forced the 6th Armoured Division to retreat to the town of Chawinda on 11 September and the Battle of Phillora was an Indian success. [82] Pakistan lost 66 tanks in the battle while India only lost 6. [83] [84] [85]
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.
This battle was the largest tank battle since Kursk in 1943 and has been forever associated with the 6th. Amongst the many commendations received was one by the President which read: The President of Pakistan has commanded that his personal congratulations be conveyed to All Ranks under your command for the exemplary, successful and courageous ...
Abdul Ali Malik (1907–1993) was a three-star rank army general in the Pakistan Army and an infantry officer in the Pakistan Army from Nineteenth Battalion of Punjab Regiment who earned distinction of leading the combat infantry formations to mechanized warfare in Chawinda during the second war with India in 1965, and later commanded the I Corps during the third war with India in 1971.
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 Beginning in April 1965, India and Pakistan ... In August, Pakistan attempted mass infiltration into Kashmir in Operation Gibraltar.
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.