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✦ History

Battle of Chawinda

September 14–19, 1965 · Battle of Chawinda

Result Inconclusive

One of the largest tank battles since 1945; Pakistan held Chawinda.

On the map Contemporaries

Pakistan

India

Pakistan

Soviet Union

India

Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri military commander

Harbaksh Singh military commander Bakhtiar Rana military commander Abrar Hussain military commander

Amjad Ali Chaudhri military commander Ardeshir Tarapore military commander

Strength and losses

Strength: 30,000–50,000
Tanks: 132

Strength: 80,000–150,000
Tanks: 260

Units

6th Armoured Division (Pakistan)

1st Armoured Division (India)

Also involved 1

Abdul-Ali Malik participant