Battle of Chumb
The Battle of Chumb was a major battle in the Western Front of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 fought between the Pakistan Army and the Indian Army in 1-11 December 1971. Pakistan captured Chumb from India on the same principle as in the Battle of Chumb during Operation Grand Slam in 1965. The Pakistan Army's primary objective was to capture the town of Chumb and surrounding areas that had strategic importance for both Pakistan and India.
| Battle of Chumb | |||||||||
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| Part of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 (Western Front) | |||||||||
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| India | Pakistan | ||||||||
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| Maj. Gen. Jaswant Singh |
Maj. Gen. Iftikhar Janjua † Wing Commander S A Changezi | ||||||||
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unknown
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72 killed 15 wounded Several tanks, artillery and military vehicles destroyed or captured 1 Hawker Hunter & 2 Sukhoi Su-7s damaged |
60 killed 80 wounded 4 tanks, several military vehicles destroyed 2 F-86F Sabres lost. | ||||||||
Chamb Location of the battle with present−day geopolitical borders in the Kashmir region | |||||||||
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