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#1971 war

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Six Sabres Attacked Srinagar Airfield on 14 December 1971. One Gnat Took Off Into Them, and Its Pilot Is Still the Only Airman Awarded the Param Vir Chakra

The War Lasted 13 Days. The Argument Over the Dead Has Lasted 55 Years

An Infantry Company of the Punjab Regiment Held the Longewala Post Through the Night of 4 December 1971. Hunter Jets From Jaisalmer Reached the Pakistani Tanks at First Light

Sam Manekshaw Was Army Chief When About 93,000 Pakistani Personnel Surrendered at Dhaka on 16 December 1971, Became India's First Field Marshal on 1 January 1973, and Is the Subject of the National Award Film Sam Bahadur

Pakistani Jets Wrecked the Bhuj Runway on the Night of 8 December 1971. About 300 Village Women Had the Air Force Flying Again in 72 Hours