Major Narag News Today

In every war, there are battles which get highlighted and there are ones that go under the radar. While Garibpur is well-known as far as tanks go, one lesser-known one was the tank ambush at Kushtia in Bangladesh on December 9, 1971.

411 Lt Col Dilbag Singh Dabas (Retd) THIRTEEN days before the declaration of war in 1971, Pakistan army launched its biggest attack on the eastern front. The action took place near Garibpur village, some 7 km inside south-western East Pakistan, wherein one battalion of the Indian Army, with support from the artillery, armour and engineers, successfully took on the might of the enemy’s two infantry battalions supported by matching artillery, armour and recce and support combat elements. In the...