Battle of Longewala- This day...41 years ago!

[karan21]

I salute the soldiers of my land India. Jai Hind.

 

[Shinigami]

4 hawker hunters, 75,000$ each - changed the course of history, played a pivotal role in creating a new nation

 

[veekysingh]

mera bharat mahan.

 

[Mirza Jatt]

This battle proves the bravery of Indian soldiers....just 120 men with only 1 anti tank vehicle fought and defeated 2800 men amed with 65 tanks and more than a hundred miltary vehicles. Even to take a decision of standing there without leaving your post needs heart of a lion. amazing. I salute the brave hearts.

 

[ajtr]

Unless we were fighting against immortals which is unlikely i find the figures really funny-
Infact i think i am seeing babies talking to each other--

I dont think that figures are unrealistic. A well trenched platoon can hold/delay a large size army.What major kuldeep singh's 120 men did was to hold on larger pakistani force till next daylight. Same thing like kasab and hi men did -they held whole of mumbai police force,navy MARCOS,NSG,ARMY etc for whole 3 days by being well entrenched in hotel taj and at chabbad house.

 

[Anony]

This is also the very same day when lone but highly praised submarine of Pakistan PNS Gazi was also destroyed by INS Rajput.

 

[Abingdonboy]

Border.

But i have heard that they deviated from most of the facts, especially about the casuality on the Indian side. They have exaggerated the number of deaths on the Indian side apparently.

Yep there was only 2 losses on the Indian side not the dozens as portrayed in Border. That's Bollywood for you!!

@thread- a great a decisive battle that reads like a Bollywood/Hollywood film but is actually more unbelievable in real life! I cannot think of any other battle in military History that should have been so one-sided for one side (45 tanks and 1000s of soldiers vs 120 dismounted infantry!) but was so one-sided to the other! 120 soldiers vs 45 tanks and 1000s of soldiers- just unbelievable!!

Everyone of those 120 were heroes I can scarcely imagine how terrified you'd be going up against a better armed and outnumbering force. IA- never surrenders, never says never!! Words fail me......

 

[jaiind]

when i see or remember border movie.the next thing i will do is i pray for Indian army martyrs of longhenwala.

 

[Abingdonboy]

4 hawker hunters, 75,000$ each - changed the course of history, played a pivotal role in creating a new nation

To be fair the IA company still had to hold out through the night. The Hunters couldn't fly at night.

 

[Umair Nawaz]

On This Day 41 Years Ago , The Pakistan army decided to enter through Longewala (about 80 km from Ramgarh) and then hoped to capture Jaisalmer via Ramgarh.

The Longewala outpost was held by Major Kuldip Singh Chandpuri and his 120 men. Their position was on top of a large sand dune which they had surrounded by barbed wires. The Indian party was in a very strong defensive position due to height of the dune. Also the sandy area was not easily navigable by the vehicles (as well as tanks). Apart from their usual rifles, the Indian men had only one Jeep mounted M40 anti-tank gun. The attacking Pak force had 2800 soldiers, 65 tanks, 138 military vehicles, 5 field guns and 3 anti-aircraft guns. Pakistani forces, led by Brigadier Tariq Mir, attacked Indian outpost on the intervening night of 4th and 5th December 1971. The attack began at 12:30 in the night.

In the first wave of attack, the Pak soldiers killed five out of ten camels of the BSF available to the outpost. Indians had no time to lay a proper minefield -so they hastily laid as many mines as possible near to the outpost. As the column of 65 Pakistani tanks advanced the Indian soldiers patiently held fire. When the tanks were about 20 meters away -the Indians opened fire and using the only anti-tank gun they had they destroyed two foremost tanks in the column.

The outpost was to get support from Indian Air Force but the IAF plane could not fly because they were not equipped with the night vision. So, the outpost was told either to hold ground until dawn or flee. Major Chandpuri’s men, brave as they were, decided to defend their post. And they did. They held the advance of Pakistani forces until the sun rose above the horizon.

That rising sun brought nightmare for the Pakistani troops. The Indian Air Force sent four Hawker Hunter fighter jets to help the Indian soldiers. Pakistani troops had not planned for this. They had thought that they will easily win the outpost in the cover of night. But as the night waned they found IAF jets hovering over their heads. And then began destruction. For Indian jets the Pakistani tanks proved to be sitting ducks. The desert was open, no place to hide, tanks’ guns were not able to hit the aircraft and were under fire from the ground Indian soldiers. The Pakistani forces sent messages to ask for air support but the Pakistan Air Force was busy elsewhere. So, Indian jets had no resistance at all.

36 tanks of Pakistan were destroyed or captured, 200 soldiers were killed and 100 military vehicles were destroyed. Arrival of Indian jets had stopped the advance of Pak army -and when Indian tanks arrived -the Pakistani troops were forced to withdraw from the area.

Major Chandpuri’s men destroyed 12 tanks whereas 22 tanks were destroyed by the Indian jets. Some of the tanks were captured by Indian forces. The IAF attack was led by Wing Commander M.S. Bawa.

Courtesy- Facebook/Indian Air Force

another facebook stunt of indian army to get some publicity

 

[LURKER]

I dont think that figures are unrealistic. A well trenched platoon can hold/delay a large size army.What major kuldeep singh's 120 men did was to hold on larger pakistani force till next daylight. Same thing like kasab and hi men did -they held whole of mumbai police force,navy MARCOS,NSG,ARMY etc for whole 3 days by being well entrenched in hotel taj and at chabbad house.

what a stupid analogy

 

[Umair Nawaz]

when i see or remember border movie.the next thing i will do is i pray for Indian army martyrs of longhenwala.

this is called propaganda at its very best!!!!!!!!!

 

[black_jack]

I dont think that figures are unrealistic. A well trenched platoon can hold/delay a large size army.What major kuldeep singh's 120 men did was to hold on larger pakistani force till next daylight. Same thing like kasab and hi men did -they held whole of mumbai police force,navy MARCOS,NSG,ARMY etc for whole 3 days by being well entrenched in hotel taj and at chabbad house.

i wish u should have been victim on 26/11
G@NDU kasab and company were playing hide n sick.....

 

[karan.1970]

what a stupid analogy

And you are surprised why ??

 

[Umair Nawaz]

And you are surprised why ??

aah the school master is back!!!!