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Battle of Hussainiwala
Part of Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

Pakistani soldier standing on a knocked out Indian T-54 tank during the Battle of Hussainiwala in the Sulemanki sector.
Date3–4 December 1971
Location
Hussainiwala, Indian Punjab, India
Territorial
changes
Pakistan captures Hussainiwala
Belligerents
IndiaIndia Pakistan Pakistan
Commanders and leaders
IndiaLieutenant Colonel Shastry[1]
IndiaMajor Kanwaljit Sandhu[1]
IndiaBrigadier P.N. Anand[1]
PakistanLieutenant General Majeed Malik[2]
PakistanBrigadier Mohammad Mumtaz Khan[2]
PakistanLieutenant Colonel Ghulam Hussain Chaudhry[2]
PakistanLieutenant Colonel Walayat Khan[2]
PakistanLieutenant Colonel Habib Ahmed[2]
PakistanLieutenant Colonel Asif Khurshid Afzal[2]
Units involved
India15 Punjab[1]
Support:
Battle of HussainiwalaIndian Air Force[1]
Pakistan11th Infantry Division (Pakistan)[2]
Pakistan106 Brigade[2]
PakistanThree Punjab[2]
PakistanNine Punjab[2]
Pakistan41 Baloch[2]
Support:
Pakistan45 Field Regiment Artillery[2]
Strength
900 2,000
Casualties and losses
125 total casualties 99 total casualties

The Battle of Hussainiwala was fought between India and Pakistan in the village of Hussainiwala as part of the western front of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. After fierce fighting, Hussainiwala was captured on 4 December 1971 by the 106th Infantry Brigade of the Pakistani Army, and the defending Indian 15 Punjab unit retreated with heavy losses.

  1. ^ a b c d e Singh, Sukhwant. "1971 War: The Battle of Hussainiwala." Indian Defence Review, 9 Jan. 2017, www.indiandefencereview.com/interviews/1971-war-the-battle-of-hussainiwala/. Accessed 25 Nov. 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Ahmad, Rifat Nadeem. "The Battle of Hussainiwala." Bol News, 7 Aug. 2022, www.bolnews.com/newspaper/national-nerve/2022/08/the-battle-of-hussainiwala/. Accessed 25 Nov. 2023.

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