75 years of 'Battle of Shalateng' - most decisive battle of first Indo-Pak war - Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism
SRINAGAR, Nov 7: Exactly 75 years ago, a fierce battle was fought in Kashmir’s Shalateng area that not only saved Srinagar from the onslaught of the Pakistani forces, but changed the face of the first Indo-Pak war of 1947-48. Scripted in military history books as the ‘Battle of Shalateng’, the most decisive battle of the war, Indian soldiers and other bravehearts fought the adversaries and ”annihilated the enemy” on November 7, 1947. ”The headquarters of the Counter Insurgency Force (Kilo) […]
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