11th Infantry Division (Pakistan)[2] 106 Brigade[2] Three Punjab[2] Nine Punjab[2] 41 Baloch[2] Support: 45 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.
^ abcdeSingh, 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.
^ abcdefghijklAhmad, 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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