A few errors, that I'm correcting.
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Originally Posted by Gautam
15th of Aug 1947, India got its freedom but still the ruler of Kashmir Maharaja Hari Singh was undecided. Pakistan in 1948 started infiltrating Kashmir valley with soldiers expecting local muslims would revolt and join Pakistan.
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The date of Pak invasion in J&K was 20th Oct 1947 and not 1948.
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Indian army managed to drive out infiltrators, but Pakistan managed to hold on to 1/3rd of Kashmir known as POK Pakistani occupied Kashmir today.
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We would have driven them out of the remaining protion too, had Nehru not referred the matter to the UN.
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This was also precceeded by rioting as around 20 million Hindus, Sikhs & Muslims crossed borders as the partition had left many in wrong areas. It is estimated that more than 2 million Hindus, Sikhs & muslims died in the riots which further alienated these 2 nations.
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The casulty figures are in the region of 6 million on both sides.
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This was followed by a stalemate war in 1965 when Pakistan tried 2 act smart, followed by a humialating defeat in 1971 when an army company of 600 soldiers led by Major Kuldeep Singh Chandpuri managed to defeat a 4000 strong infantry backed by 40 tanks.
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Major KN Chandpuri was commanding 'A' Coy, 23 Punjab at Longewal. A rifle coy consists of about 136 men and not 600. The PA formation faced by him was 18 Infantry Division consisting of:-
- 206 Infantry Brigade
- 51 Infantry Brigade
- 38 Cavalry (armoured regiment)
- 22 Cavalry (armoured regiment)
The armour was chewed up by the 2 x Hawker Hunters of the IAF (they was later joined by 2 more hunters).