Battleground Chhamb : The Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 /

Battleground Chhamb : The Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 /

The Battle of Chhamb is considered to be the fiercest, bloodiest, most intense and decisive battle of the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi termed it as 'the toughest'. Pakistan had amassed a very large and formidable force under 23 Infantry Division for their offensive;...

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Main Author: Sandhu, A.J.S. (Author)

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Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill | Manohar Publishers & Distributors, 2018.

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India-Pakistan Conflict, 1971.

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505 0 |t Preliminary Material /  |r Major Gen. A.J.S. Sandhu -- Illustrations /  |r Major Gen. A.J.S. Sandhu -- Preface /  |r Major Gen. A.J.S. Sandhu -- Acknowledgements /  |r Major Gen. A.J.S. Sandhu -- Unilateral Ceasefire /  |r Major Gen. A.J.S. Sandhu -- Build-up to the War /  |r Major Gen. A.J.S. Sandhu -- Strategic Significance of the Chhamb Sector /  |r Major Gen. A.J.S. Sandhu -- Resume of Operations in the Chhamb-Jaurian Sector in the 1965 War /  |r Major Gen. A.J.S. Sandhu -- Indian Defence Plans /  |r Major Gen. A.J.S. Sandhu -- Pakistani Plans for the Offensive /  |r Major Gen. A.J.S. Sandhu -- Conduct of Operations West of Manawar Tawi River /  |r Major Gen. A.J.S. Sandhu -- Conduct of Operations East of Manawar Tawi River /  |r Major Gen. A.J.S. Sandhu -- The View from the Other Side of the Hill /  |r Major Gen. A.J.S. Sandhu -- Air Operations /  |r Major Gen. A.J.S. Sandhu -- Analysis of the Battle /  |r Major Gen. A.J.S. Sandhu -- Success or Failure /  |r Major Gen. A.J.S. Sandhu -- Epilogue /  |r Major Gen. A.J.S. Sandhu -- A Wartime General Colonel Mahesh Chadha, ADC to Major General Jaswant Singh, during the War /  |r Major Gen. A.J.S. Sandhu -- GOC 10 Infantry Division during the 1971 War Lt. Gen. (then Major General) /  |r PVSM, VSM Jaswant Singh -- GOC 23 Infantry Division Major General Iftikhar Khan Janjua, HJ & Bar, SPK, SQA /  |r Major Gen. A.J.S. Sandhu -- The Six Points /  |r Major Gen. A.J.S. Sandhu -- Operation Searchlight /  |r Major Gen. A.J.S. Sandhu -- Announcement of the Independence of Bangladesh by Major Zia-ur-Rehman, Second-in-Command of 8 East Bengal Regiment, on 27 March 1971 /  |r Major Gen. A.J.S. Sandhu -- The Proclamation of Independence /  |r Major Gen. A.J.S. Sandhu -- Orbat of 10 Infantry Division /  |r Major Gen. A.J.S. Sandhu -- Orbat of Pakistan 23 Infantry Division Group /  |r Major Gen. A.J.S. Sandhu -- Casualties to Personnel and Equipment /  |r Major Gen. A.J.S. Sandhu -- DO Letter of Lt. Gen. K.P. Candeth /  |r Major Gen. A.J.S. Sandhu -- List of Gallantry Awards Winners - 10 Infantry Division /  |r Major Gen. A.J.S. Sandhu -- Bibliography /  |r Major Gen. A.J.S. Sandhu -- Index /  |r Major Gen. A.J.S. Sandhu. 
520 |a The Battle of Chhamb is considered to be the fiercest, bloodiest, most intense and decisive battle of the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi termed it as 'the toughest'. Pakistan had amassed a very large and formidable force under 23 Infantry Division for their offensive; it comprised five infantry brigades, one armoured brigade and 31 artillery batteries. In fact the artillery employed by Pakistan in the Chhamb sector was more than they had to defend themselves in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). Having tasted success in this sector in the 1965 Indo-Pakistan War, this time, with a much larger force, Pakistan hoped to capture the strategically important town of Akhnur. On the other hand, the Indian 10 Infantry Division's task was changed as many as four times in the run up to the war - from a purely Covering Troops action between the Cease Fire Line (CFL) and the permanent defences well to the rear, to an offensive task, then into a 'Forward Poise' and finally to adopt a defensive posture on 1 December 1971. This final change of plan, literally at the eleventh hour, had a profound bearing on the conduct of the battle. Notwithstanding this, 10 Infantry Division fought magnificently and managed to hold the Pakistanis on the line of the Manawar Tawi River. Just as it was preparing to launch major counter-attacks, the sudden declaration of the unilateral ceasefire by India, robbed the division of an opportunity to recapture lost territory. Nor was it taken back during the Shimla negotiations when India held 92,000 Pakistani PoWs in captivity and had the bargaining upper hand. The Battle holds many lessons for India even today and should be required reading not only for members of the defence forces, but for anybody who is interested in South Asian history. 
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