Battle of Fazilka
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| Part of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 | |||||||||
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| India | Pakistan | ||||||||
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| Brig. S.S. Chowdhry (replaced by Brig. G.S. Reen, later by Brig. Piara Singh) | Major Shabbir Sharif † | ||||||||
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Total Casualties: 956 Several tanks destroyed |
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The Battle of Fazilka, also known as the Battle of Sulemanki, was a military engagement during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 in the western front, near the Indo-Pakistani border in Punjab. In this battle Pakistani forces achieved success against the Indian 67 Brigade, capturing significant territory west of Fazilka.