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Module - V India-Pakistan War-1971

Major Wars Post 2. The Chief of Army Staff of India was S.H.J.F. Manekshaw
Independence
3. The Commander of Pakistan’s Eastern Command was Lieutenant General A.A.K.
Niazi
4. India’s MiG 21s, Hunters, Canberras and Pakistan’s F-86 Sabre air crafts.

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Note 1. Nine Infantry Divisions.

2. Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora.
3. Operation Trident and Operation Python.

4. The objective was to attack Pakistan’s Karachi port and destroy its ability to
support its forces in East Pakistan.
5. INS Vikrant was India’s air craft carrier..

6. Western Naval Command was under Vice Admiral S.N. Kohli and Eastern
Naval Command under Vice Admiral N. Krishnan.

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1. Pakistan surrendered on 16 December 1971.
2. It was signed by Pakistan’s Eastern Army Commander Lieutenant General
A.A.K. Niazi.

3. The outcome of the war was liberation of East Pakistan and creation of a new
nation called Bangladesh.
4. The lessons learnt was victory could be achieved through good leadership, efficient
logistical support, employment of effective battlefield strategies, close coordination
from all wings of the military and support from the people of the country.

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