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Capt. Mujahid who was at the flank along with three soldiers and his CO, Lt Col Hakeem was attacked by the 3rd EBR. The attack put the team of five in a defensive mode and cross firing started. As a result, Mujahid was brutally injured. A shot went clean through his heart resulting in his Shahadat.
- 26 March 1971-20 May 1971 [1]
- East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh)
Order of Battle: Location of Pakistani and Mitro bahini units on 3 December 1971. Some unit locations are not shown. Map not to exact scale. From the March 1971, the Pakistani military's Eastern Command under its commander Lieutenant-General A.A.K. Niazi, started military deployment to provide the defence of borders linked with India against a possible penetration by the Indian Army. [2]
Jul 18, 2022 · Two hand-picked assault teams of eight well-trained soldiers each under Maj Navdeep Singh Cheema and Capt Shyamal Sinha were tasked to capture Point 5770. The only way to reach ‘Bilal Top’ undetected was by taking the most unexpected approach and hence the route selected for the assault teams was the most difficult.
- Overview
- Pakistani Forces
- References
The Pakistani plan for a military action which commenced on March 25, 1971 in the then East Pakistan was code-named Operation Searchlight. This is the Operation Searchlight order of battle which was outlined on March 19, 1971 by Major General Khadim Hussain Raja, GOC 14th infantry division, and Major General Rao Farman Ali in the GHQ of Pakistan Ar...
MLA Headquarters and Eastern Command in Dhaka
Lt. General Tikka Khan Governor and Chief Martial Law Administrator Major General Iftekhar Janjua – Advisor Major General Shawkat Riza – Advisor Brigadier Gulam Jilani – Chief of Staff MLA HQ Brigadier Nessar Ahmed – Director General EPR •14th Infantry Division: Major General Khadim Hussain Raja – GOC 14th Infantry Division and OC East Pakistan Colonel Staff: Col. Saadullah G.S.O -1 (Operations): Lt. Col Taj Khan G.S.O -1 (Intelligence): Lt. Col Minwari Attached Units: •29th Cavalry - Lt.Col. Sagir Hussain Syeed (detached to Rangpur) •43rd Light Ack Ack – Lt. Col. Shaffat Ali - Dhaka Airport •19th Signal Regiment – Lt. Col. Iftekhar Hussain – Dhaka Cantonment •Company 3rd Commando Battalion – Lt. Col. Z.A. Khan •Army Aviation Squadron #4: 8 Helicopters (4 Mi-4 and 4 Alouette III) Pakistan Air Force: CO: Air Commodore Enamul Huq •14th Squadron: 20 F-86 Sabers •3 T-33 and 2 Helicopters •Temporary attachment: 4 C-130 Hercules planes and PIA Fokker Friendship Aircraft. Pakistan Navy: Rear Admiral Sharif •PNS Jessore (Gunboat) (detached to Khulna) •PNS Comilla (Gunboat) •PNS Sylhet (Gunboat)
Rangpur
•23rd Infantry Brigade: Brig. Abdullah Khan Malik •20th Field Ambulance – Lt. Col Masud •Brigade Signal & Engineers •23rd Field Artillery – Lt. Col. Shaffi in Saidpur •29th Cavalry – Lt. Col. Sagir Hussain Sayyed •26th Frontier Force – Lt. Col. Hakeem A. Quereshi in Saidpur •25th Punjab – Lt. Col. Shafkat Baluch (detached to Rajshahi) •23rd Field Regiment Company in Bogra: Captain Mohammad Reza •25th Punjab Company in Pabna: Captain Asghar •26th Frontier Force Company in Dinajpur
Jessore
•107th Infantry Brigade: Brig A. R. Durrani •25th Baluch Regiment •24th Field Artillery (elements) •55th Field Artillery •1st Field Ambulance •22nd Frontier Force – Lt Col. Shamsi (detached to Khulna) •Company in Kushtia: Major Shoaib
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Through this network, Mukti Bahini forces communicated with the Headquarters of the Mukti Bahini Exiled in Kolkata and coordinated all supply, training and operational efforts for the war. Lt. Gen. J. S. Aurora, commander of Eastern Command, was overseeing the entire operation.
Aug 14, 2022 · President Arif Alvi on Saturday conferred awards on the officers and soldiers of the army, navy and air force, said a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
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