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| On September 11, 1965, the tank battle at Phillora ended in a decisive victory for the Indian Army with the Pakistani forces retreating to put up a last stand in Sialkot.<ref name=Wilson/> A day before, the Indian Army had experienced another victory at Asal Uttar when they successfully thwarted Pakistani offensive in the Khem Karan area. Following the two consecutive Indian victories at Asal Uttar and Phillora, the Pakistani Army was on the defensive. The continued thrust by the Indian Army into Pakistani territory finally culminated in the ].<ref name=Pradhan>{{cite book | On September 11, 1965, the tank battle at Phillora ended in a decisive victory for the Indian Army with the Pakistani forces retreating to put up a last stand in Sialkot.<ref name=Wilson/> A day before, the Indian Army had experienced another victory at Asal Uttar when they successfully thwarted Pakistani offensive in the Khem Karan area. Following the two consecutive Indian victories at Asal Uttar and Phillora, the Pakistani Army was on the defensive. The continued thrust by the Indian Army into Pakistani territory finally culminated in the ], where Indian army was decisively defeated and the offensive ceased on that front by 22 September.<ref>Barua, Pradeep (2005) ''The state at war in South Asia'' ISBN 0803213441 pg.192.</ref><ref name=Pradhan>{{cite book | ||
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| 29 tanks destroyed |
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The Battle of Phillora was one of the largest tank battles fought during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. It was the first major engagement between the two nations in the Sialkot sector and coincided with the Battle of Asal Uttar.
Battle
India had its 1st Armoured Division on the offensive in this area. Equipped with four armoured regiments, this division faced stiff opposition from the Pakistani 6th Armoured Division. Some of the fiercest tank battles were fought at Phillora and then at Chawinda. At the end of the fighting, India had claimed more than 170 tanks destroyed, of which 42 were captured in the I Corps area (11 of them intact and 31 of them in destroyed or damaged condition). India's own losses in the area were 29 tanks destroyed and another 41 damaged, that were repaired after the war. This is substantiated by a Pakistani Official History of the 6th Armoured Division "Men of Steel" that states that 35 tanks were left in Indian control (17 M48, 9 M47, 9 M36B2) but that nine of these were recovered after the war when Indian troops vacated the Sialkot area following the declaration of ceasefire.
Conclusion
On September 11, 1965, the tank battle at Phillora ended in a decisive victory for the Indian Army with the Pakistani forces retreating to put up a last stand in Sialkot. A day before, the Indian Army had experienced another victory at Asal Uttar when they successfully thwarted Pakistani offensive in the Khem Karan area. Following the two consecutive Indian victories at Asal Uttar and Phillora, the Pakistani Army was on the defensive. The continued thrust by the Indian Army into Pakistani territory finally culminated in the Battle of Chawinda, where Indian army was decisively defeated and the offensive ceased on that front by 22 September.
References
- ^ Wilson, Peter. Wars, proxy-wars and terrorism: post independent India. Mittal Publications, 2003. ISBN 8170998905, 9788170998907.
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- Barua, Pradeep (2005) The state at war in South Asia ISBN 0803213441 pg.192.
- Pradhan, R.D. 1965 war, the inside story. Atlantic Publishers & Distributors, 2007. ISBN 8126907622, 9788126907625.
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