| Battle of Hussainiwala | |||||||||
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| Part of Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 | |||||||||
 Pakistani soldier standing on a knocked out Indian T-54 tank during the Battle of Hussainiwala in the Sulemanki sector. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 India |
 Pakistan | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Lieutenant Colonel Shastry[1] Kanwaljit Sandhu[1] P.N. Anand[1] |
Majeed Malik[2] Mohammad Mumtaz Khan[2] Ghulam Hussain Chaudhry[2] Walayat Khan[2] Habib Ahmed[2] Asif Khurshid Afzal[2] | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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15 Punjab[1] Support: Indian Air Force[1] | |||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 900 | 2,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 125 total casualties | 99 total casualties | ||||||||
The Battle of Hussainiwala was fought between India and Pakistan in the village of Hussainiwala as part of the western front of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. After fierce fighting, Hussainiwala was captured on 4 December 1971 by the 106th Infantry Brigade of the Pakistani Army, and the defending Indian 15 Punjab unit retreated with heavy losses.
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