Part of Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Major Niazi of 31 Punjab regiment surrendering to
Lt Col V.R. Swaminathan of 22 Maratha Light infantry after the battle of Hilli/Bogra on 16 December 1971
Date
First Battle: 22-24 November 1971 Second Battle: 10-11 December 1971
Location
Hilli, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Result
Bangladeshi-Indian victory[1][2][3][4]
Territorial changes
Morapara was liberated on November
Hilli was liberated along with Bogra on December
Belligerents
Bangladesh
Mukti Bahini
India (22 November –18 December 1971)
Indian Army
Pakistan
Pakistan Army
Commanders and leaders
Major Kazi Nuruzzaman, Commander Sector VII
Maj. Gen. Lachhman Singh Lehl, CO 20th Mountain Division
Brigadier Farhad Batti, CO 202nd Mountain Brigade
Lt. Col. Shamsher Singh, CO 8 Grenadiers
Brigadier Tajammul Hussain Malik (POW), acting-CO 205th Infantry Brigade
Units involved
First Battle, 23-24 November Sector VII 20th Mountain Division 202nd Mountain Brigade
5th Battalion, Garwhal Rifles
8th Battalion, the Guards
22nd Battalion, Maratha Light Infantry
37th Mountain Regiment (artillery)
38th Medium Regiment (artillery, understrength)
100th Mountain Regiment (artillery)
1 Squadron of T-55s detached from 63 Cavalry
Second Battle, 10-11 December 20th Mountain Division 202nd Mountain Brigade
8th Battalion, the Guards
22nd Battalion, Maratha Light Infantry
First and Second Battles 205th Infantry Brigade
3rd Battalion, Baluch Regiment
4th Battalion, Frontier Force
32nd Battalion, Baluch Regiment
1 M24 Chaffee Squadron
1 artillery regiment
Strength
Total
~18,000 including support and non-combat elements
First Battle
~2,700-3,600
Second Battle
~1,800-2,400
Total
~8,000 including support and non-combat elements
First and Second Battle
~2,700-3,600
Casualties and losses
First Battle 196 KIA/WIA
Second Battle 20 KIA/WIA
First Battle
~80 KIA/WIA
Second Battle 20 KIA 3 POW 2 M24 Chaffees destroyed 3 105mm howitzers destroyed
v
t
e
Bangladesh Liberation War
Mukti Bahini resistance
Searchlight
Jackpot
Barisal
1st Kamalpur
2nd Kamalpur
Daruin
Nakshi Border Outpost
Rangamati-Mahalchari waterway
Goalhati
Dhalai Border Outpost
Garibpur§
Gazipur§
Sylhet§
Kushtia
Ghasipur
Belonia Bulge
Shiromoni
Bogra§
Indian intervention
Cactus-Lilly
Chengiz Khan
Jackpot‡
PNS Ghazi
Trident
Python
Kamalpur
Basantar
Boyra
Chamb
Dhalai
Hilli‡
Longewala
Sylhet‡
Meghna Heli Bridge
Tangail
Air War‡
Naval War
Bangladesh genocide
Dhaka University
Shankharipara
Jinjira
Akhira
Jathibhanga
Demra
Chuknagar
Madhyapara
Bakhrabad
Burunga
Systematic events
Agartala Conspiracy Case
Killing of intellectuals
Rape
Provisional Government
Refugees in India
Pakistani Instrument of Surrender
§ indicates events in the internal resistance movement linked to the Indo-Pakistani War. ‡ indicates events in the Indo-Pakistani War linked to the internal resistance movement in Bangladesh.
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Indo-Pakistani war of 1971
Western Front
Chengiz Khan
Hussainiwala
Chamb
Turtuk
Longewala
Basantar
Trident
Python
Eastern Front
Jackpot
PNS Ghazi
Kamalpur
Boyra
Dhalai
Garibpur
Gazipur
Hilli
Sylhet
Cactus-Lilly
Tangail
Naval War
Air War
Instrument of Surrender
Genocide of Bengali Hindus
Simla Agreement
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e
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
[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]The First and SecondBattles of Hilli[12] were two major battles fought during the Bangladesh Liberation War on 22–24 November and 10–11 December 1971. They are generally regarded as the bloodiest battles of the eastern front of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The first battle saw, according to veterans of the battle, the fiercest fighting of the war, but the second was much tamer.
The Indian objective was to capture a network of Pakistani fortifications centred around the village of Hilli to allow for an advance on the town of Bogra.[13][14]
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Lt. Col. Shamsher Singh, CO 8 Grenadiers
Brigadier Tajammul Hussain Malik (POW), acting-CO 205th Infantry Brigade
