Battle of Burki

Battle of Burki
	Part of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
	150m; 160yds 🌍 Village of Burki
Date	8–11 September 1965; (3 days)
Location	Burki, Lahore, Pakistan31.4771°N 74.5125°E
Result	Indian victory
Belligerents
India	Pakistan
Commanders and leaders
Major General Har Krishan Sibal; Lt Col FS Sondhi; Lt. Col Satish Chandra Joshi †; Anant Singh	Raja Aziz Bhatti † Squadron Leader Sajjad Haider
Units involved
7th Infantry Division; 48th Infantry Brigade; 65th Infantry Brigade; 5 Guards; Central India Horse; 9 Madras; 4 Sikh; 16 Punjab; 6/8 Gorkha Rifles	Army 10th Infantry Division; 103th Infantry Brigade; 17th Punjab Regiment Air Force Squadron no. 19
Strength
1 infantry division; 1 armoured regiment	(3 Regiments); 2 Companies of 17 Punjab Regiment; 10 F-86 Sabre jets
Casualties and losses
4 tanks destroyed (Indian claim)	84 tanks captured or destroyed (Indian claim)

The Battle of Burki was fought by Indian infantry and Pakistani armour in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Burki (also spelled Barki, Burkee and Barkee) is a village, that lies south-east of Lahore near the border with Punjab. For reference, that is just 11 km from the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore, and is connected to Lahore by the a bridge over the Bambawali-Ravi-Bedian (BRB) Canal. During the battle, the strength of the two sides were relatively even. Indian infantry clashed with Pakistani forces that were entrenched in pillboxes, dug-outs and slit trenches that had been carved into the canal banks. The Pakistanis were supported by a large number of tanks, as well as fighter jets. The battle resulted in an Indian victory.

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