Captured Pakistani tanks on display near Bhikhiwind, India
Date
8–10 September 1965 (2 days)
Location
Asal Uttar, Khemkaran, Punjab, India
Result
Indian Victory[1][2]
Withdraw of the Pakistani army to Khem Karan
Belligerents
India
Pakistan
Commanders and leaders
Lt. Gen. Harbaksh Singh
Lt. Gen. J. S. Dhillon
Maj. Gen. Gurbaksh Singh
Brig. Thomas K. Theogaraj
Maj. Gen. Nasir Khan †[3][4]
Brig. A.R.Shami †[5][6]
Units involved
2nd Independent Armoured Brigade
3rd Cavalry
9th Horse
8th Light Cavalry
1st Armoured Division
4th Cavalry
5th Horse
6th Lancers
24th Cavalry
12th Cavalry
19th Lancers
Casualties and losses
24 tanks destroyed
~100 tanks destroyed or captured
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Indo-Pakistani war of 1965
Kashmir Front
Gibraltar
Grand Slam
Chumb
Haji Pir Pass
Punjab Front
Lahore Front
Burki
Ichogil
Phillora
Chawinda
Other assaults
Operation Desert Hawk
Dwarka
Asal Uttar
Air War
8-Pass Charlie
Tashkent Declaration
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Indo-Pakistani conflicts
Kashmir conflict
War of 1947–48
War of 1965
War of 1971
Siachen conflict
Kargil War
2001–02 standoff
2008 standoff
Other conflicts
Bangladesh Liberation War
1959 Canberra shootdown
1999 Pakistan Breguet 1150 Atlantic shootdown
Border skirmishes
2011
2013
2014–15
2016–18
2019
2020–21
2023
Strikes
LoC 2016
Balakot 2019
J&K 2019
The Battle of Asal Uttar (Hindi : असल उत्तर ,[a] Punjabi: ਅਸਲ ਉੱਤਰ [7]) was one of the largest tank battles fought during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. It was fought from 8 to 10 September 1965, when the Pakistan Army thrust its tanks and infantry into Indian territory, capturing the Indian town of Khemkaran 5 km from the International Border.[8] The Indian troops retaliated, and after three days of bitter fighting, the battle ended with the Pakistani forces being repulsed near Asal Uttar. Factors that contributed to this were the fierce fight put up by the Indian Army, conditions of the plains, better Indian tactics, and a successful Indian strategy.[9][10]
^ Prasad, Bisheshwar. The Fourth Round: Indo-Pak War in 1965. Vikas Publishing House, 1975.
^ Sinha, Lt. Gen. L.P. *Operation Cactus Lily: The Greatest Commando Operation Ever.* Knowledge World, 2012.
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^History, Official. "All out war pg 39" (PDF). Official History of 1965 war. Times of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
^Amin, Agha Humayun. "The Battle of Lahore and Pakistans Main Attack in 1965". Military Historian. AH Amin. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
^Singh, Lt.Gen Harbaksh (191). War Despatches. New Delhi: Lancer International. p. 108. ISBN 81-7062-117-8.
^"Voter List 2015, Punjab" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab. pp. 11, Row No. 163–165. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
^R.D. Pradhan & Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan (2007). 1965 War, the Inside Story: Defence Minister Y.B. Chavan's Diary of India-Pakistan War. Atlantic Publishers & Distributors. p. 47. ISBN 978-81-269-0762-5.
^Wilson, Peter (2003). Wars, proxy-wars and terrorism: post independent India. Mittal Publications, 2003. ISBN 978-81-7099-890-7.
^B. Chakravorty (1995). Stories of Heroism: PVC & MVC Winners. Allied Publishers. p. 17. ISBN 81-7023-516-2.
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