| Siege of Sylhet | |||||||
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| Part of Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 | |||||||
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 India  Mukti Bahini |
 Pakistan | ||||||
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Lt. Gen. Sagat Singh Maj. Gen. K. V. Krishna Rao Brig. C. A. “Bunty” Quinn Brig. Raja C. V. Apte Brig. M. B. Wadke Brig. Kulwant Singh Major Ziaur Rahman |
Brig. Muhammad Saleemullah Brig. Iftikhar Rana | ||||||
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IV Corps: 8 Mountain Division 59 Mountain Brigade 81 Mountain Brigade Echo Sector BSF Sector 1 East Bengal Rifles |
202 Infantry Brigade 313 Infantry Brigade | ||||||
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The Battle of Sylhet was a major battle fought between the advancing Indian Forces and the Pakistani defences at Sylhet during the 1971 Indo-Pak War. The battle took place 7 December and 15 December and was the Indian Army's first heliborne operation.[1]
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2. https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/history/1971war/431-battle-of-sylhet.html http://www.indiandefencereview.com/battle-of-sylhet-1971-war/ 4.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/ChanakyaCode/deception-during-1971-war-case-of-a-brigade-that-was-not-there/
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