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August 1965,🇵🇰was devising a plot to annex Kashmir
Guuerrilla forces named Gibraltar entered Kashmir at widely separated points along 765km long Ceade-Fire-Line
dressed in pherens to conceal guns
some managed to blend with locals
some reached Srinagar
#IndoPak1965
🇵🇰artillery started intense shelling near Thithwal,Uri,Punch
🇮🇳battalions fought valiantly
Many brave soldiers lost their lives
Haji Pir pass was occupied
Entry route into J&K plugged
Pak main base neutralised of infiltration
Contact between🇵🇰& invading Gibraltars snapped!
At the time of partition in 1947,
6 Armoured regiments were given to Pakistan & 12 to India.
In 1965, both had 17!
May 1964, Indian Defence Minister Yashwantrao Chavan's request to Americans to sell India the F-104 Straighter was rebuffed.
#IndoPak1965 #NeverForgetNeverForgive
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