Battle of Gazipur
| Battle of Gazipur | |||||||||
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| Part of the Indo-pakistani war of 1971 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| India | Pakistan | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Shyam Kelkar † | Brig. Iftikhar Rana | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| 5 Gorkha Rifles | 22 Baloch Regiment | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
The Battle of Gazipur[1] (Bengali: গাজীপুরের যুদ্ধ) was a military engagement on 4 and 5 December 1971, during the Bangladesh liberation war. It took place at the Gazipur Tea Estate near Kulaura, in the Sylhet District of what was then East Pakistan. The advancing 4/5 Gorkha Rifles attacked the 22 Baluch Regiment of the Pakistan Army. This battle was a prelude to the Battle of Sylhet.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ a b "The spirit of 1971". The New Indian Express. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ a b Sarkar, Bhaskar (8 December 2020). "Battle of Sylhet 1971 War". Indian Defence Review. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Battle of Sylhet". defenceindia.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2007.
- Pradhan, S. D. "Deception during 1971 War: Case of a brigade that was not there". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 November 2023.