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Battle of Basantar

December 4–16, 1971 · Battle of Basantar

Part of Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

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Battle of Basantar

Indian armour and infantry broke into the Shakargarh bulge and beat Pakistani counterattacks.

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Pakistan

Abdul-Ali Malik military commander Sharbat Ali Changezi military commander

India

Khem Karan Singh military commander W. A. G. Pinto military commander Arun Shridhar Vaidya military commander