Chachro Raid 1971 | Para SF | Pakistan

[Crixus]

Chachro Raid 1971 | Para SF | Pakistan

Team Alpha Charlie together after Chachro raid pic via news18

The Chachro Raid being one of the most daring and stealthy raid by the Para Special Forces that occurred 80 kms deep into the Pakistani territory in 1971.

Para SF 10 were dead deep into the territory with no high end technologies and still returned with 0 casualities. Hell of a task and truly said “The devil stood up when the Para SF were born”

They travelled over 500 km for this strike and hitting the Pakistani positions inspite of not knowing the geography and terrain.

OBJECTIVE OF Chachro Raid
The two groups of the Para SF were intensely trained for over 5 months who had an objective of getting deep into the territory, hit the supply positions to create confusion among the enemy.

TARGETS
Target 1 – Chachro Raid
Brigadier Abraham Chacko heading the Alpha group and their objective was to create chaos and delve 80km ascent into the territory.
A mini group was then asked to infiltrate the route and give a signal check at 0400 in the morning on Dec 7th. The team gave cover fire at every exit point.

The 17 Pakistani casualities and the 12 prisoners were handed over to 20 Rajput.

Target 2 – Virawah and Nagarparkar
The team decided to move into the daylight involving extreme risk of getting compromised because of lack of time to finish the operation.
Para SF opened attack on Virawah at 0200 on Dec 8th.
They opened fire at the camp with 12 light machine guns which didnt last long and the target 2 of Virawah was taken.

The commandoes moved into Nagarparkar and this target was too taken with no efforts in the dawn of Dec 8 after which both the teams went back to their base.

Islamkot and the battle at Lunio
The alpha group didn’t rest and went for another mission in the dusk of 16th December into the village of Islamkot for another assault, but found the camps empty.

Fortunately the alpha team went back hunting over 18 targets down while they returned and saw whirls of dust in the air due to the enemies’ moving vehicles.
Said Col MPS Chaudhary

Chachro
Killed – 17
Prisoners of War – 12

Islamkot
Killed – 19
Prisoners of War – 10

Weapons Seized
.30 MMG with tripod – 01
.303 Rifles – 26
.303 LMG – 01
Sten machine carbine – 01
Pistols – 02
.303 ammunition – 10,000 rounds
Rifle and LMG magazines – 44
Bayonets – 20
Double-barrel gun – 01
Medium-sized truck – 01
Hand grenades – 03

https://itsallindia.com/chachro-raid-1971-para-sf-pakistan/

 

[Osiris]

10 Para (Special Forces)

The Commandoes of 10 Para (Special Forces) are second to none in the world. The battalion was raised on June 1, 1967 under Lt Col NS Utthaya. This elite unit of our Army has not only excelled during war but also during peace-time. During the 1971 Indo-Pak war, the unit, then designated as '10 Para Commando', carried out a daring 80 km-deep raid inside Pakistan's territory on the Indus Rangers HQ at Chachro (Sind). The battalion carried out many other vehicle-borne raids during the 1971 war. These raids could only be compared with the raids by the famed British 'SAS' in the deserts of North Africa during World War II.

The destruction caused by these raids paved the way for Indian forces to deepen their operations inside enemy territory, leading to the capture of large chunks of enemy territory. For this unparalleled gallantry, the unit was awarded Battle Honour Chachro and Theatre Honour Sind. For his courageous leadership, military acumen and foresightedness, the CO of this daredevil unit was awarded Maha Vir Chakra. In adition, the unit also earned two Vir Chakra, three Sena Medals and one Mention-in Despatches. The tally so far includes one Maha Vir Chakra, two Kirti Chakra, eight Vir Chakra, three Shaurya Chakra, two Vishisht Seva Medals, 42 Sena Medals five Mentions-in-Despatches.

The unit earned laurels for the country and covered itself with glory in the professional competitions in the international arena, as well. In the Exercise Airborne Africa, an international competition for Special Forces, was held in Botswana in 2002 wherein 28 teams including troops from USA, Britain, France, South Africa, Malaysia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Senegal etc took part. The 10 Para (Special Forces) was declared Overall Winners and it also annexed second position. The commendable performance of the teams of 10 Para was lauded by the Special Forces fraternity the world over.

Since 1971, the unit has participated in all the military operations undertaken by the Indian Army including operations Pawan in Sri Lanka, Rakshak in J&K, Meghdoot in Siachen and Orchid in North East. The unit earned Theatre Honour Kargil for the gallantry displayed during the recent operation Vijay in Kargil. The battalion added another feather to its cap by earning the Chief of the Army Staff Unit Citation on Army Day last year for their performance in counter-terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir.

In 2006 'Chachro Day' celebrations were very special as Brig Sawai Bhawani Singh (Retd) himself was present on the occasion. He earned the gonly Mahavir Chakra for the unit during 1971 war. A large number of ex-service of the unit and their families joined the celebrations. A thrilling sky diving and parachute jump display in selected 'dropping zone', a wreath-laying at the unit war memorial, a special sainik sammelan and a barakhana were the highlights of the 34th Chachro Day celebrations.

https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/10-para.htm

 

[Crixus]

@Unknowncommando @Nilgiri

 

[Nilgiri]

@Unknowncommando @Nilgiri

Salute to the braveheart:

https://www.ssbcrack.com/2017/02/inspiring-facts-captain-pawan-kumar-10-para.html

 

[Talwar e Pakistan]

lol

 

[Sine Nomine]

Feel good thread as usual because that area has just got few brigades.

 

[Safriz]

Another Bollywood thread

 

[Jackdaws]

Chachro is pretty deep inside Pakistan. Good job. They did occupy it till the Shimla Agreement and then returned it to Pak with the 90k PoWs

 

[PakSarzameen5823]

Chachro is pretty deep inside Pakistan.

No it's not

Chachro is in the red portion of the map.

returned with 0 casualities

I highly doubt that.

 

[Crixus]

OK

I highly doubt that.

 

[PakSarzameen5823]

@Dubious

Salamu Alaykum

Why is this nonsense allowed where Indians can boast about killing Pakistani soldiers?

 

[Dubious]

most daring and stealthy raid by the Para Special Forces that occurred 80 kms deep into the Pakistani territory in 1971.

Seriously?

Para SF 10 were dead deep into the territory

Really?

So they went deep into a desert area and boasted that they had 0 causalities? Interesting!
Chachro is a taluka in the Tharparkar District of Sindh, Pakistan. It is located in the southeast corner of Pakistan, in the Thar Desert, along the Pakistan-India border.

 

[PakSarzameen5823]

Shabbir Sharif

Shabbir Sharif was a Punjabi from Gujrat (same district as my father) and is widely regarded as the most decorated soldier in Pakistani history.

On 3 December 1971, in a well-organised action, he fought alongside his men and held Indian attacks at bay. He cleared the Jhangar post by passing through the minefield laid by enemy and swimming across a water obstacle, the 'Sabuna distributary', whilst under intense enemy fire and led his company to capture the objective. During the day, his troops repelled over 15 Indian attempts to recapture the high ground. He and his men destroyed four enemy tanks and held two Indian battalions at bay by killing 43 soldiers.

During an attack on the night of 5 December, he jumped out of his trench on the call of an Indian Company Commander who dared him for a hand-to-hand combat. He soon snatched the sten gun out of the Indian major's hand and mortally wounded him. The act demoralized the Indian troops allowing his men to consolidate their hard earned gains in the captured area.

On the afternoon of 6 December, the enemy launched another counterattack preceded by air strikes and heavy artillery shelling. After casualties amongst the crew, he took over as a gunner on an anti-tank gun and started firing on the enemy tanks. While this fight was on, one of the enemy tanks fired at him thus killing him. His last words were quoted as: “Don’t lose the bridge.” It was the same bridge he died defending from the enemy’s attack.

https://nation.com.pk/07-Dec-2014/army-s-superman-remembered

http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/n...jee-remembers-shabbir-sharif-died-as-he-lived

 

[Jackdaws]

Chachro is pretty deep inside Pakistan. Good job. They did occupy it till the Shimla Agreement and then returned it to Pak with the 90k PoWs

@Dubious - why this one? You seem to be on a mission.

 

[Qutb-ud-din Aybak]

Shabbir Sharif

Shabbir Sharif was a Punjabi from Gujrat (same district as my father) and is widely regarded as the most decorated soldier in Pakistani history.

On 3 December 1971, in a well-organised action, he fought alongside his men and held Indian attacks at bay. He cleared the Jhangar post by passing through the minefield laid by enemy and swimming across a water obstacle, the 'Sabuna distributary', whilst under intense enemy fire and led his company to capture the objective. During the day, his troops repelled over 15 Indian attempts to recapture the high ground. He and his men destroyed four enemy tanks and held two Indian battalions at bay by killing 43 soldiers.

During an attack on the night of 5 December, he jumped out of his trench on the call of an Indian Company Commander who dared him for a hand-to-hand combat. He soon snatched the sten gun out of the Indian major's hand and mortally wounded him. The act demoralized the Indian troops allowing his men to consolidate their hard earned gains in the captured area.

On the afternoon of 6 December, the enemy launched another counterattack preceded by air strikes and heavy artillery shelling. After casualties amongst the crew, he took over as a gunner on an anti-tank gun and started firing on the enemy tanks. While this fight was on, one of the enemy tanks fired at him thus killing him. His last words were quoted as: “Don’t lose the bridge.” It was the same bridge he died defending from the enemy’s attack.

https://nation.com.pk/07-Dec-2014/army-s-superman-remembered

http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/n...jee-remembers-shabbir-sharif-died-as-he-lived

That incident is very amzing. Indian officer called for shabbir sharif and shabbir sharif came out to fight. There were men from both sides but they acted as spectators and the two men fought. Indian officer was killed as a result and the remaining indians ran away.