Battle of Hussainiwala | |||||||
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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. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
India | Pakistan | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lieutenant Colonel Shastry[1] Kanwaljit Sandhu[1] P.N. Anand[1] |
Majeed Malik[2] Mohammad Mumtaz Khan[2] Ghulam Hussain Chaudhry[2] Walayat Khan[2] Habib Ahmed[2] Asif Khurshid Afzal[2] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
15 Punjab[1] Support: Indian Air Force[1] | |||||||
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.