Battle of Dograi

For the earlier battle, see Battle of Burki, for other uses, see Battle of Lahore (disambiguation).
Battle of Dograi
Part of the Lahore Front, Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Date20–22 September 1965
(2 days)
Location
Dograi, Punjab, Pakistan
Map
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Lahore
Lahore
Dograi
Dograi
Dograi
Dograi and surroundings
31°31′44″N 77°24′12″E / 31.528900°N 77.403333°E / 31.528900; 77.403333
Result

Indian victory[1]

  • India captures Dograi and surrounding areas[2]
Belligerents
 India  Pakistan
Commanders and leaders
Lt Col Desmond Hayde Lt.Col Golwala
Units involved
3 Jat Regiment 16 Punjab Regiment
3 Pashtun Regiment
Casualties and losses
Indian claims:
58 KIA including 4 officers, 157 WIA including 6 officers and 4 JCOs [3]

Indian claims:
308 KIA[1]
108 taken POW including the C.O Lt.Col Golewala
6 tanks destroyed[4]

15 Shermans captured intact and put in use [5]

The Battle of Dograi[6][7] was a military engagement from 20 to 22 September 1965, during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. It took place in the area of Dograi village on the outskirts of Lahore in Pakistani Punjab.

  1. ^ a b Dabas, Maninder (20 September 2017). "The Battle Of Dograi - When The 3 Jat Battalion Sealed The Victory For India In The 1965 War". India Times.
  2. ^ Brian Cloughly. "50 Years Ago in Lahore and Sialkot". Hilal-ISPR.
  3. ^ Official Indian Army History of 1965 War, page 160
  4. ^ Official Indian Army History of 1965 War, page 160
  5. ^ War Despatches: Indo-Pak Conflict 1965 by Lt Gen Harbakhsh Singh, p.154
  6. ^ "The Battle Of Dograi - When The 3 Jat Battalion Sealed The Victory For India In The 1965 War". IndiaTimes. 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  7. ^ "Battle of Dograi: Reminisces of a War Veteran". Indian Defence Review. Retrieved 2023-12-06.