BY AIR COMMODORE NITIN SATHE (RETD) The 1971 war. His first mission. The last thing the young flying officer expected was to be shot down. He ejected safely and followed the protocol for surviving in Pakistan. ‘I am Flight Lieutenant Mansoor Ali of the Pakistan air force and I was shot down by the Indians
Had Yahya Khan and his advisors not blundered, Bangladesh might still have been part of Pakistan
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman believed a political solution could.
Lt Gen Raj Sujlana (Retd)
The versatility of the Indian Army to battle in varied terrain conditions was witnessed in all sectors during the 1971 war. Successful offensive actions were carried out o
Bayonets Fixed: Fight Of Their Lives
Naya Chor, Fazilka, Basantar, Chhamb…. Battles that have vanished into the fog: on cold winter sands, a site vulnerable on three flanks, a strategic highway, a vital bridge. December 17, 2020 00:00 IST Bayonets Fixed: Fight Of Their Lives outlookindia.com 2020-12-30T10:38:51+05:30
Battle of Naya Chor
Pakistan’s Naya Chor, opposite the Barmer Sector in Rajasthan, was the Sector Headquarters of the Pak Command, and the key node, defending deeper penetration into Sindh.
Tasked with the capture of areas upto Naya Chor, on the night of December 4/5, 1971, India’s 11 Infantry Division launched a three-pronged offensive, the main thrust being the Munabao-Parbat Ali-Naya Chor axis. IAF carried out airstrikes on the evening of December 4, to facilitate the task. By the night of December 12/13, 1971, Indian forces had penetrated more than 80 km into enemy territory, and in a particularly daring offensive, captured Parbat