“On this day, In 1971, Indian tanks rolled into Pakistan’s heartland at Shakargarh bulge, Marking the beginning of the fierce battle of Basantar”, Swarajyamag, December 6, 2023:
“On this day, in 1971, the Indian Army launched a corps-sized armoured thrust into Pakistan’s heartland at the Shakargarh bulge, an engagement that would be widely known as the ‘Battle of Basantar’.
The thrust launched on the intervening nights of 5/6 December was led by the Army’s 1st Corps, against Pakistan army’s own 1st Corps deployed in the Sialkot sector.
The assault’s main aim was to safeguard the road and rail communications between Pathankot and Jammu, which runs very close (sometimes even 5 to 15 miles) to the bulge, and vital areas like Akhnoor, Jammu, Samba, Madhopur, and Pathankot, and to make sure that Pakistan’s 1st Corps gets committed early in the war, making it unavailable for further employment in other sectors……”
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