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Operation Cactus-Lilly by India, was a military operation done between 3–17 December 1971 by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in the East Pakistan (current Bangladesh).[1][2][3]
Popular culture[]
Hindustan Ki Kasam a Hindi war movie directed by Chetan Anand and released in 1973 was based on the incidents of Operation Cactus Lilly.[4]
References[]
- ↑ Ranbir Singh Gp Capt (1 January 2009). Major Defence Operations Since 1947. Prabhat Prakashan. pp. 106–. ISBN 978-81-88322-67-1. http://books.google.com/books?id=kzo9wyl0AK0C&pg=PT106. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ↑ "When the Cactus Lilly bloomed...". http://www.deccanherald.com/content/212274/when-cactus-lilly-bloomed.html. Retrieved 28 July 2012. "Operation Cactus Lilly is the name of Indian Air Attack against Pakistan at Western front"
- ↑ D. P. Ramachandran (1 September 2008). Empire'S First Soldiers. Lancer Publishers. pp. 309–. ISBN 978-0-9796174-7-8. http://books.google.com/books?id=6Q7EiZmcMPMC&pg=PA309. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ↑ "Top 10 films on Indo-Pak conflict". 30 Mar 2011. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/top-lists/top-10-films-on-indo-pak-conflict/videols/7824538.cms. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
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