Battles of Belonia Bulge

Battles of Belonia Bulge
	Part of Bangladesh Liberation War
Date	4 June - 5 December 1971 (6 months, 1 day)
Location	East Pakistan-Indian Border (Feni-Belonia, Noakhali, Chittagong-Tripura)
Result	Bangladesh-Indian victory Pakistani strategic defeat;
Territorial; changes	Feni and Belonia liberated by Bangladesh Forces
Belligerents
Bangladesh Mukti Bahini; India	Pakistan
Commanders and leaders
Khaled Mosharraf Zafar Imam; Imam uz-Zaman; Syed Mizanur Rahman; Didar Atwar Hossain; Mokhlesur Rahman; Ghulam Mustafa; Mujibuddin Chowdhury Dulal;	Unknown
Units involved
East Bengal Regiment Kilo Force; Indian Army	24 Frontier Force Regiment
Strength
9,000 Paramilitaries; 1,000 guerrillas; several thousand	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Several killed and wounded	1,000 killed and wounded[citation needed]; 1 Sabre Jet damaged[citation needed]; 1 Motor-driven railway trolley destroyed[citation needed];

The Battles of Belonia Bulge were a series of military engagements between guerrillas of the Bangladesh Forces which received support from the Indian Army against the Pakistani forces during the Bangladesh Liberation War.^[1]

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For Indian Army operations against Pakistan Army with the help of Mukti Bahini of Bangladesh, see:
- "Battles of Belonia Bulge and Durdharsha Dosh (the daring ten)". The Daily Observer (Bangladesh). Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- FF Ghulam Mustafa (16 December 2017). "BATTLES OF BELONIA BULGE". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- "PAKISTAN: PAKISTAN ARMY PUSHED FROM STRATEGIC BELONIA BULGE BY MUKTI BAHINI". British Pathé. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "War of Liberation, The". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- "1971: A military victory and the birth of a nation". Hindustan Times. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- Sukhwant Singh (4 February 2013). "1971: The blitzkrieg in East Pakistan - II". Indian Defence Review. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- Alam Tareque (January 2003). "Blending Unconventional warfare". ResearchGate.
- Lt Gen JBS Yadav (26 June 2021). "Manoeuver Warfare: Liberation of Bangladesh in 1971". Indian Defence Review. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- "Operation Bangladesh | Col P K Gautam". সংগ্রামের নোটবুক. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- "Muktijuddho". 1 March 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- Notebook (26 March 2021). "A Tale of Millions Bangladesh Liberation War 1971 | Major M. Rafiqul Islam". সংগ্রামের নোটবুক. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

[R1-1] For Indian Army operations against Pakistan Army with the help of Mukti Bahini of Bangladesh, see:
"Battles of Belonia Bulge and Durdharsha Dosh (the daring ten)". The Daily Observer (Bangladesh). Retrieved 30 April 2024.

FF Ghulam Mustafa (16 December 2017). "BATTLES OF BELONIA BULGE". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

"PAKISTAN: PAKISTAN ARMY PUSHED FROM STRATEGIC BELONIA BULGE BY MUKTI BAHINI". British Pathé. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "War of Liberation, The". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 10 November 2024.

"1971: A military victory and the birth of a nation". Hindustan Times. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

Sukhwant Singh (4 February 2013). "1971: The blitzkrieg in East Pakistan - II". Indian Defence Review. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

Alam Tareque (January 2003). "Blending Unconventional warfare". ResearchGate.

Lt Gen JBS Yadav (26 June 2021). "Manoeuver Warfare: Liberation of Bangladesh in 1971". Indian Defence Review. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

"Operation Bangladesh | Col P K Gautam". সংগ্রামের নোটবুক. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

"Muktijuddho". 1 March 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

Notebook (26 March 2021). "A Tale of Millions Bangladesh Liberation War 1971 | Major M. Rafiqul Islam". সংগ্রামের নোটবুক. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

[2] "Battles of Belonia Bulge and Durdharsha Dosh (the daring ten)". The Daily Observer (Bangladesh). Retrieved 30 April 2024.

[3] FF Ghulam Mustafa (16 December 2017). "BATTLES OF BELONIA BULGE". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

[4] "PAKISTAN: PAKISTAN ARMY PUSHED FROM STRATEGIC BELONIA BULGE BY MUKTI BAHINI". British Pathé. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

[5] Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "War of Liberation, The". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 10 November 2024.

[6] "1971: A military victory and the birth of a nation". Hindustan Times. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

[7] Sukhwant Singh (4 February 2013). "1971: The blitzkrieg in East Pakistan - II". Indian Defence Review. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

[8] Alam Tareque (January 2003). "Blending Unconventional warfare". ResearchGate.

[9] Lt Gen JBS Yadav (26 June 2021). "Manoeuver Warfare: Liberation of Bangladesh in 1971". Indian Defence Review. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

[10] "Operation Bangladesh | Col P K Gautam". সংগ্রামের নোটবুক. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

[11] "Muktijuddho". 1 March 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

[12] Notebook (26 March 2021). "A Tale of Millions Bangladesh Liberation War 1971 | Major M. Rafiqul Islam". সংগ্রামের নোটবুক. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

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