Battle of Gazipur

The Battle of Gazipur was a battle that took place between the advancing Indian Army and the defending 22 Baluch Regiment of the Pakistan Army between 4th and 5 December 1971 in the opening stages of the eastern Campaign of the Bangladesh Liberation War. The site of the battle was the Gazipur Tea estate near Kalaura, Sylhet District of what was then East Pakistan. ^[1]This battle was a prelude to the Battle of Sylhet.^[1]

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Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

History

Operations and Battles

Political and military leaders
India	Indira Gandhi • Sam Manekshaw • K P Candeth • J S Aurora • Gopal Gurunath Bewoor • J.F.R. Jacob• Sagat Singh• M L Thapan• T N Raina• Sartaj Singh• N C Rawlley• K K Singh • Kuldip Singh Chandpuri •Kulwant Singh Pannu
Pakistan	Zulfikar Ali Bhutto • Yahya Khan •A. A. K. Niazi • A. O. Mitha • Gul Hassan Khan • Rao Farman Ali • Sahabzada Yaqub Khan • Tikka Khan
Bangladesh	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman • Tajuddin Ahmed • Muhammad Mansur Ali • A. H. M. Qamaruzzaman • M. A. G. Osmani • Ziaur Rahman • Khaled Mosharraf
Valour
India	L/Nk Albert Ekka ^†• Fg Off N.J.S. Sekhon^†• 2nd Lt Arun Khetarpal^†• Maj Hoshiar Singh
Pakistan	Major Muhammad Akram^†• Plt Off Rashid Minhas^†• Major Shabbir Sharif ^†• J/Swr Muhammad Hussain^†• L/Nk Muhammad Mahfuz^†
Bangladesh	Eng off Ruhul Amin^†• Flt Lt Matiur Rahman^†