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May 28, 2024 30 tweets 8 min read
#kargilwar
Nearly 25 years gave passed since kargil war .the battle testified mountain warfare capabilities of indian army . In this thread we will talk about some intresting facts and statistics related to kargil war .
Please read this thread untill end. Image In beginning of the operations nearly 446 millitary special trains carrying all logistical equipment as well as the troops and ammunition were mobilized towards the western borders. Image
Apr 30, 2024 16 tweets 5 min read
#firstkashmirwar
#raidersfromnorthwest
Short Thread 🧵 on atrocities by pashtun tribesmen in kashmir by some pictures and videos etc in my collection.
Scenes of tribal invasion in city of muzaffarabad .
"They plundered the state armoury ; set markets on fire ."
All non Muslims were mascarred .
"The streets were littered with all kinds of destruction...
There were dead bodies floating on rivers ... Image
Apr 20, 2024 22 tweets 5 min read
#1962war
#rezangla
#aViewFromAcrossLAC

In this thread we will talk about chinese version of battle of rezangla pass of the 1962 india china war based on PLA millitary history. Image So operations on the western sector of 1962 war come under the kangxiwa millitary command of Xinjiang millitary region . It was further divided into 4 sectors .
1. Tianwendian Defence Area .
2.Heweitan Defence Area .
3.Kongka Pass Defence Area
4.Ali Defence Area Image
Jan 27, 2024 8 tweets 2 min read
Mysterious PLA ZANG ZI 419 (Tibetan force 419) was specially trained force set up to to fight in Himalayas. Roughly equivalent to strength of 1 indian div-10300 men .This force was responsible for destruction of 7th brigade under brig dalvi in battle of nam-ka-chu in 1962 war .
PLA frontier guards of zang zi 419 group while conducting operations in NEFA
Present state of HQ of gen zang guohua who laid the the zang zi 419 force .
Commanders of Z-419 .
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Dec 14, 2023 32 tweets 9 min read
#remembering1971
#marchthroughdesert
Thread 🧵 on battles of sindh and Balmer sector .
In sindh sector Indian army made greatest gain territory wise in entire western front . The Indian army held territory more than 50km inside the international border yielding 5000+sqkm.
War memorial erected by pakistan in refrence to this battle .
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The operations in Balmer sector were to be carried out by 11th infantry division on 3 fronts.
1. Northern subsecor - mithrau-mankau -saideo-relnor -kitlor -Jamo.
2.centralsubsector- the objective was to march astride the khokrapur railwayline and capture naya chor.
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Dec 11, 2023 23 tweets 5 min read
#remembering1971war
#blitzofbengal
thread 🧵 on battle of fortress hilli of the 1971 war .
Battle of fortress hilli was an extremely important battle to secure of crucial enemy defensive point and continue penitrating further deep into east pakistan towards bogra town.
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Part 1 of thread - first battle of hilli
Nov 2, 2023 14 tweets 4 min read
The 1962 indo china war has been viewed repeatedly one of the most humiliating chapter in indian war history. The war begin with Chinese attack on namkachu valley on 20th octomber 1962 . Image The PLA refers this war as a self defensive counter attack and a punitive expedition against nehrus forward policy which meant to take strategic heights by evicting the chinese and setup defensive posts .
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Oct 27, 2023 15 tweets 4 min read
On 4th August 1965 pakistan launched operation gibralter in order to incite rebellion in kashmir. The operation failed miserably and most of the Indian army either killed or captured most of gibralter force. Here are extracts of interviews of some captured pakistani captains. Image 1/n
1. (XV 780) Captain Ghulam Hussain of 8 A.K. Infantry Battalion.

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