Operation Cactus-Lilly

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Part of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

Date	3-17 December 1971
Location	East Pakistan
Result	Indian Victory

Belligerents

India

Pakistan

Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

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Operation Cactus-Lilly by India, was a military operation done between 3-17 December 1971 by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in the East Pakistan (current Bangladesh).^[1]^[2]^[3]

Popular culture

Hindustan Ki Kasam a Hindi war movie directed by Chetan Anand and released in 1973 was based on the incidents of Operation Cactus Lilly.^[4]

References

↑ Ranbir Singh Gp Capt (1 January 2009). Major Defence Operations Since 1947. Prabhat Prakashan. pp. 106–. ISBN 978-81-88322-67-1. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
↑ "When the Cactus Lilly bloomed...". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 28 July 2012. "Operation Cactus Lilly is the name of Indian Air Attack against Pakistan at Western front"
↑ D. P. Ramachandran (1 September 2008). Empire'S First Soldiers. Lancer Publishers. pp. 309–. ISBN 978-0-9796174-7-8. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
↑ "Top 10 films on Indo-Pak conflict". The Times of India. 30 Mar 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2012.

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Pakistan	Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Yahya Khan Abdul Hamid Khan A.A.K. Niazi Mohammad Sharif A.O. Mitha Gul Hassan Khan Rao Farman Ali Sahabzada Yaqub Khan Tikka Khan Syed Mohmmad Ahsan Mitty Masud Nurul Amin

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