Battle of Garibpur

Battle of Garibpur
	Part of Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
	; Tankers and officers of C Squadron after the battle
Date	20–21 November 1971; (1 day)
Location	Garibpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Result	Bangladeshi-Indian victory
Belligerents
Bangladesh; India	Pakistan
Commanders and leaders
Colonel DS Jamwal (Regiment Commanding Officer 1971-73); Major Daljit "Chiefy" Singh Narang †, MVC CO C Squadron, 45 Cavalry; Captain, later Brigadier, Balram Singh Mehta, 2nd In Command, C Squadron, 45 Cav; Colonel TS Sidhu; Lt col (later brigadier) R K Singh, MVC CO 14 Punjab;	Brigadier Mohammad Hayat;
Units involved
C Squadron, 45 Cavalry 14th Battalion, Punjab Regiment	107th Infantry Brigade 6th Battalion, Punjab Regiment; 21st Battalion, Punjab Regiment; 22nd Battalion, Frontier Force; 3rd (Independent) Armoured Squadron;
Strength
14 PT-76 amphibious tanks ~900-1,200 light infantry	14 M24 Chaffee light tanks 2-4 105mm Recoilless Rifles ~2,700-3,600 light infantry
Casualties and losses
2 tanks destroyed, according to Brig. B.S Mehta 4 tanks destroyed, according to Col. V.Y. Gidh 70 casualties (28 KIA, 42 WIA)	6 tanks destroyed 4 tanks damaged 3 tanks captured 300 infantry killed/wounded

The Battle of Garibpur was fought between the Indian forces and Pakistani forces for the control of the village of Garibpur, now in Bangladesh. On 20 November 1971, Indian troops of the 14th Battalion of the Punjab Regiment with 14 supporting PT-76 tanks from the 45 Cavalry moved in to capture the areas around Garibpur in Pakistani territory. The battle started by Pakistani troops counterattacking the next day to recapture Garibpur.

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