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Starting off with the famous yet wildly misrepresented Battle of Longewala. In this thread I will break down the tactics and weapons used in this epic battle. (1/n)
The battle took place on the night of 4th December 1971 and continued on till 7th December.

Pakistan's objective was to march on from Longewala to Ramgarh and capture Jaisalmer. This would cut off the salient and put India on the defensive on the Western front. (2/n)
For this long march, the Pakistani tanks were carrying extra fuel tanks and with their massive superiority in numbers, weren't expecting strong resistance at Longewala.

The Longewala post sat on a dune offering good defensive positioning and was surrounded by barbed wires. (3/n)
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Remembering #BravestOfTheBrave Hony Capt Karam Singh, 1 SIKH (4 MECH INF) on 28th Death Anniversary.

#LestWeForgetIndia🇮🇳 first living #ParamVirChakra awardee decorated for supreme gallantry at Tithwal, J&K during #IndoPakWar 1947-48 passed away #OnThisDay 20 Jan in 1993 aged 78 Image
Born in 1915, at Bhaliawala village, Sangrur, Punjab, Hon Capt Karam Singh joined the army on 15 Sept 1941 at the age of 26 years. He received his military training in Ranchi and was inducted into the Sikh Regiment in August 1942.
During the First Kashmir War 1947-48, Tithwal, J&K, was captured on 23 May 1948. After that date, the enemy made numerous attempts to recapture Richmar Gali, and thence Tithwal.
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“I am dying but let not the territory we were fighting for fall for the enemy”.
#LestWeForgetIndia🇮🇳 'Naushera ka Sher' Brig Mohammad Usman, #MahaVirChakra (P), the gallant #IndianBrave made the supreme sacrifice #OnThisDay 03 July in 1948 at Jhangar, J&K, Kashmir War 1947-48
In 1947 Pakistan sent tribal irregulars into the princely state of Jammu & Kashmir in an attempt to capture it and accede it to Pakistan. Brig Usman, then commanding the 77th Parachute Brigade, was sent to command the 50th Parachute Brigade, deployed at Jhangar in December 1947.
On 25 December 1947, with the odds stacked heavily against the brigade, Pakistani forces captured Jhangar. . On that day Brig Usman took a vow to recapture Jhangar a feat he accomplished three months later, but at the cost of his own life.
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