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Vijay Diwas

Vijay Diwas is celebrated on 16th December every year to celebrate ’s victory over in 1971 for the liberation of Bangladesh from Pakistan. India had defeated Pakistan in this war. brought Pakistani soldiers to their knees.

By the end of April 1971 violence and Genocide in had driver an estimated 10 million refugees into India. The situation was proving an immense strain on the fledgling Indian economy and all indications anticipated that millions of others were ready to cross

General yahya refused to acknowledge that East Pakistan citizens were flying to India by the millions. treated east Pakistan as colonies. from east Pakistan won the election. But preferred leader from west Pakistan called compromise failed on March 1971.

On March 25th East Pakistan lieutenant General tikka Khan received order from West Pakistan to sort things out the same night then Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was arrested. The Pakistani army began large-scale and brutal crackdown targeting of a AMI league leaders under Bengali intelligence.

Mrs taken issue to international community to intervene in Pakistan to end it's atrocities but America is western allies remained aloof.

Pakistan launched pre-emptive air strike on four Indian Air base but not even one air plane was destroyed. After the attack on 3rd December Indira Gandhi told that today a war in Bangladesh has become a war on India. The war was fought under the leadership of Field Marshal Manekshaw.

IAF attack over west and east Pakistan. IAF was flying 500 aircraft a day the highest number of air attack since the second World war.. Flag officer Nirmaljit Singh

Page 1 of 2 Sekhon one hand destroyed 6 Pakistan aircraft.

Indian Navy with 3 missile boat attacked south of Karachi and all Pakistan ship are sank. The Karachi port is on fire by indian missiles thus was succesful BSF play a major role in 1971 Indo-Pakistan war upto final mopping. Around tirupura more than 80 big artillery tank deployed was by Indian army.

INS Vikrant was sailed to clear outer interference to war in East Pakistan. INS Vikrant attack cost of East Pakistan on 15th December.

A secret treaty signed with the Russia helped with the Soviet nuclear submarine watching US submarines.

On 11th December para battalion was air dropped at Tangil near Tata in day light.

On 14th December IAF attack on Governor of East Pakistan in made him to resign. About 1500 soldiers of India were martyred during this war.

IAF dominated the skies, Indian Navy has taken control of sea and Army wing entered heart city of east Pakistan.

On 16 December 1971 at around 4:30 pm IST , the chief of the Pakistani forces, General Amir Abdulla Khan Niazi, along with 93,000 soldiers, surrendered to the Indian Army force led by General in Dhaka. The war was fought for only 13 days.

Bangladesh was born on this day and the world known the power of India. Hence, Bangladesh celebrates its independence day on December 16 every year. Every year tribute to our soldiers paid at War memorial at Delhi and national military memorial in Bengaluru.

JAI HIND

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