Start date 1971 | End date December 16, 1971 Combatants India, Pakistan | |
IV Corps8 Mountain Division59 Mountain Brigade81 Mountain BrigadeEcho SectorBSF Sector1 East Bengal Rifles 202 Infantry Brigade313 Infantry Brigade Results Decisive Indian & Mukti Bahini Victory, Pakistani Garrison Surrenders Similar Indo‑Pakistani War of 1971, Tangail Airdrop, Battle of Garibpur, Bangladesh Liberation War, Battle of Boyra | ||
Battle of sylhet 09 dec 1971
The Battle of Sylhet was a major battle fought between the advancing Mitro Bahini and the Pakistani defences at Sylhet during the Bangladesh Liberation War. The battle took place 7 December and 15 December and was the Indian Army's first heliborne operation.
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