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Battle of Phillora | |||||||
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Part of Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 | |||||||
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India |
Pakistan | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ardeshir Tarapore | Unknown | ||||||
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6 Centurion tanks destroyed or damaged (Indian claim)> |
67 killed 67 tanks destroyed (Indian claims)> |
Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 | |||||||||||
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Indo-Pakistani conflicts | |
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Kashmir conflict
Other conflicts Border skirmishes Strikes |
400 tanks slugging it out in an area of 50 Square kilometres .The total gain from advance was 5 km from Rurki Kalan area. Lieutenant Colonel Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore was given a Param Vir Chakra for his action in this battle.