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Gone but not forgotten- celebrating 60 years of the Queen s Own Highlanders

Gone but not forgotten- celebrating 60 years of the Queen s Own Highlanders
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June 26, the day India captured Quaid Post in Siachen 34 years ago

June 26, the day India captured Quaid Post in Siachen 34 years ago
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6 Sikh and 5 Sikh troops: Defenders of Poonch, Chhamb

445 Lt Gen Raj Sujlana (Retd) Two memorable defensive battles were fought south of Banihal Pass, amidst the rigours of the Pir Panjal mountains of Poonch and the undulating rough plains of Chhamb-Jaurian west of Munawar Tawi. The assaulting enemy numbered several times the men who manned the defences; however, they were met squarely with rare steadfastness, valour and dedication, inflicting crushing defeats on the enemy in both these encounters. 6 Sikh (‘Chhe’, as popularly known) occupied defences over a 13-km frontage on the heights above Poonch; two of these, Points 405 and 406, were of strategic importance, standing as sentinels. Loss of these would directly threaten Poonch town itself. Pakistan always prized this option, and on the night intervening December 3 and 4, it launched a heavy punch with two brigades (six battalions). Coincidently, one of these was 5th Frontier Force, originally the 53 Royal Sikhs! Two enemy battalions launched feint attacks, while one infiltra

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