Battle of Shiromoni

Battle of Shiromoni
	Part of Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Date	13 – 17 December 1971
Location	Shiromoni, Khulna, Bangladesh
Result	Bangladeshi-Indian victory
Belligerents
Bangladesh ; India	Pakistan
Commanders and leaders
Abul Manzur; Joynal Abedin; Gani †; Mahendra Singh;	Hayat Khan
Units involved
Mukti Bahini Mujib Bahini; Sector VIII; Sector IX; ; Indian Army 50th Parachute Brigade; 45th Cavalry; 1st Squadron 5th Cavalry; ; ;	Pakistan Army 107th Infantry Brigade; ;
Casualties and losses
: 300 killed; 7 wounded; 26 armoured vehicles destroyed; : 31 killed; 124 wounded;	: 157 killed; 3,700 surrendered;

The Battle of Shiromoni (Bengali: শিরোমণির যুদ্ধ) (13–17 December 1971) was a battle fought during the Bangladesh War of Independence and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 between the Pakistan Army and the joint forces of Bangladesh and India. This was one of the last battles of the Bangladesh War of Independence which continued until 17 December 1971, even though the A.A.K. Niazi had already surrendered on 16 December 1971.