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How India Won the All-Important Battle of Pirgunj in 1971
It was the Pirgunj battalion s tactical roadblock that altered the strategic balance in the northwestern sector of East Pakistan.
Lt Gen Niazi signing the Instrument of Surrender under the gaze of Lt Gen Aurora . Standing immediately behind from L to R: Vice Admiral Krishnan, Air Marshal Dewan, Lt Gen Sagat Singh, Maj Gen JFR Jacob (with Flt Lt Krishnamurthy peering over his shoulder). Veteran newscaster, Surojit Sen of All India Radio, is seen holding a microphone on the right. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Security17/Dec/2020
Fifty years ago, on December 16 at 4:55 pm at the Race Course in Dacca, Lieutenant General A.A.K. Niazi, commander of all military forces in East Pakistan, was hustled into signing the Instrument of Surrender. Niazi removed his belt and badges of rank and handed over his .38 revolver to his Indian counterpart, Lieutenant General Jagjit Aurora, General Officer Commanding, Eastern Command Calcutta.