Category Archives: Chawinda
43 LORRIED BRIGADE IS MOVED FORWARD 15TH SEPTEMBER 1965
43 LORRIED BRIGADE IS MOVED FORWARD 15TH SEPTEMBER 1965 15th September did not bring much change in the situation and the Indian I Corps Commander reached the conclusion that unless more infantry was brought in the built up area terrain … Continue reading
Posted in 25 Cavalry, Chawinda, Colonel Nisar, Indo Pak Wars, Pakistan Army, Tank T-59
INDIAN WITHDRAWAL FROM BUTTUR DOGRANDI
The Indians withdrew from Buttar Dograndi at 0600 hours on 17th September because of heavy casualties caused as a result of artillery shelling.Gurcharan Singh states that it was decided that Jassoran would suffice as a firm base for launching an … Continue reading
INDIAN 1ST ARMOURED BRIGADE ATTACKS ACROSS RAILWAY LINE TO OUTFLANK CHAWINDA 16 SEPTEMBER 1965-CLICK TO ENLARGE
Indian bid to capture Chawinda-16 September 1965:– The Commander of 1st Indian Armoured Division had come to the conclusion that it was necessary to outflank Chawinda before attacking it with infantry and selected Jassoran-Buttar Dograndi area to the west of … Continue reading
Page one of two pages of Colonel Sardar M.Y Effendis Comments on Major Shamshads and Ejaz Gul’s Analysis-Click on top to read enlarged version
Colonel M.Y Effendi was a direct participant in the battles fought around Chawinda in 1965.
Posted in 25 Cavalry, Chawinda, Gadgor, Sahibzada Yaqub Ali Khan
