Battle of Burki

For the later battle fought, see Battle of Dograi, for other uses, see Battle of Lahore (disambiguation).

Battle of Barki
Part of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
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150m
160yds
Village of Barki
Date8–11 September 1965[1][2]
(3 days)
Location
Barki, Lahore, Pakistan
31°28′38″N 74°30′45″E / 31.4771°N 74.5125°E / 31.4771; 74.5125
Result

Indian victory [3][4]

  • Pakistanis continue to resist the Indian invasion
  • Indian advance on Lahore halted after the Battle of Dograi
Belligerents
 India  Pakistan
Commanders and leaders
India Maj. Gen. Har Krishan Sibal
India Lt. Col. F.S. Sondhi
India Lt. Col. Satish Chandra Joshi †
India Anant Singh		 Pakistan Maj. Raja Aziz Bhatti †
Pakistan Sqn. Ldr. Sajad Haider
Units involved

 Indian Army

 Pakistan Army

  • 10th Infantry Division
  • 103th Infantry Brigade[10]
  • 17th Punjab Regiment

 Pakistan Air Force

Strength
1 infantry division[1]
1 squadron of armor [6]		 1 infantry division
2 Companies of 17 Punjab Regiment
10 F-86 Sabre jets[citation needed]
Casualties and losses
6 Shermans damaged by mines and recoilless rifles [6][12] Unknown, possibly significant

The Battle of Barki (also known as Battle of Lahore (1965)) was a battle during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 between Indian infantry and Pakistani armour units.[3] Burki (also spelled Barki, Burkee and Barkee) is a village, that lies south-east of Lahore near the border with Punjab. For reference, that is just 11 km from the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore, and is connected to Lahore by the a bridge over the Bambawali-Ravi-Bedian (BRB) Canal.[13] During the battle, the strength of the two sides were relatively even. Indian infantry clashed with Pakistani forces that were entrenched in pillboxes, dug-outs and slit trenches that had been carved into the canal banks. The Pakistanis were supported by a large number of tanks, as well as fighter jets.[3][failed verification] The battle resulted in an Indian victory and withdrawal of Pakistani forces towards Dograi.The Indian Army went on to capture Dograi on 21 September 1965.[3][4]

Officers of 4 Sikh Regiment posing outside a captured Pakistani police station in Burki, Lahore District.
  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Major_1965 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gupta_1965 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c d Melville de Mellow (28 November 1965). "Battle of Burki was another outstanding infantry operation". Sainik Samachar.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Singh_1965 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Wrong Timing the Battle: Khem Karan and Afghanistan". 23 October 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b c War Despatches: Indo-Pak Conflict 1965 by Lt Gen Harbakhsh Singh p.125
  7. ^ "Capture of Barki by 4th Sikh" (PDF). 1 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Saragarhi Battalion to commemorate valour of its soldiers". The Times of India. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Veterans celebrate Battle Honour Day". 12 September 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Battle Honours of the Indian Army – 18, 1965 Indo Pak War: Barki, Assaulting the Ichhogi Canal". 2 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  11. ^ Air Commodore Qadeer Ahmad Hashmi. "PAF in Defence of Lahore". DefenceJournal.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2001.
  12. ^ Battle Of Barki by Brig Kanwaljit Singh
  13. ^ Gopal, Ram (1967), Indo-Pakistan war and peace, 1965, Pustak Kendra, p. 118