The war, which was short and intense, was fought on both Eastern and Western fronts and concluded with the complete surrender of Pakistani forces and the creation of Bangladesh.
A special gathering of soldiers was also conducted on Friday for all ranks of the Corps at the CME where the Commandant urged everyone to strive for professional competence and technical excellence so as to render effective combat engineering support to Armed forces.
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The Southern Command has participated in various operations before and after Independence, including the amalgamation of Junagarh and Hyderabad in 1947-48 and the liberation of Goa in 1961.