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unusual facts about 1971 War



HAL HF-24 Marut

In the 1971 war, some HF-24 Maruts and Hawker Hunter aircraft were used to assist an Indian border post at the Battle of Longewala in the morning of 5 December 1971 by the Indian Air Force.

Islamabad–New Delhi hotline

According the Indian media sources, the hotline was established by the governments of India and Pakistan shortly after the end of 1971 war.

Kulwant Singh Pannu

Lt Col Pannu is most famous for having led the 2nd Paras in the famous Tangail Airdrop to capture the Poongli Bridge over the River Jamuna on 11 December 1971, during the Bangladesh Liberation war.

Naeem Mohaiemen

He was one of the lead critics of Dead Reckoning, a book by Sarmila Bose on the 1971 war of Bangladesh.


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76th Punjabis

During the 1965 Indo-Pakistan War, the battalion fought at Jassar in the Sialkot Sector, while in the 1971 war, it took part in capture of the Indian fortress of Qaisar-i-Hind in the Hussainiwala Sector.

Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi

In 1971 war, Niazi surrendered his forces of almost 45,000 men to the Indian Armed Forces and the Mukti Bahini guerrilla armed resistance force.