Mukti Bahini

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Mukti Bahini was the Bengali guerrilla resistance force that fought for Bangladesh’s independence from Pakistan in 1971.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf guerrilla force
military organization
resistance movement
activeInConflict Bangladesh Liberation War
activePeriodEnd 1971
activePeriodStart 1971
alignedWith Bangladesh government-in-exile
alsoKnownAs Bangladeshi Liberation Forces
linked to: Mukti Bahini
associatedWithEvent Operation Searchlight (as resistance)
casualties high
commander Colonel M. A. G. Osmani
commanderTitle Commander-in-Chief
commemoratedOn Independence Day (Bangladesh)
Victory Day (Bangladesh)
linked to: Victory Day
conflict Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
contributedTo creation of Bangladesh
country Bangladesh
disestablished early 1970s
goal independence of Bangladesh
hasMediaDepiction Bangladeshi literature on Liberation War
Bangladeshi war films
headquartersDuringWar Mujibnagar (provisional)
ideology Bangladeshi nationalism
integratedInto Bangladesh Armed Forces
languageOfName Bengali
meaningOfName Liberation Army
notableOperation sabotage of communication lines in East Pakistan
support to Indian forces during December 1971 offensive
operationalArea East Pakistan
present-day Bangladesh
opponent Pakistan Army
Razakar (paramilitary)
linked to: Razakars
opposedTo Pakistan
partOf Bangladeshi independence movement
receivedSupportFrom India
Indian Army
receivedTrainingFrom Indian Army
receivedTrainingIn Indian training camps
recognizedBy Government of Bangladesh
subUnit K Force
Mukti Fauj
linked to: Mukti Bahini

Naval Commandos
S Force
Z Force
symbolOf Bangladeshi resistance
usedTactics guerrilla warfare
hit-and-run attacks
sabotage
victorySide Bangladesh

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Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 supported Bangladeshi Mukti Bahini
linked to: Mukti Bahini
Mukti Bahini alsoKnownAs Bangladeshi Liberation Forces
linked to: Mukti Bahini
Mukti Bahini subUnit Mukti Fauj
linked to: Mukti Bahini
General M. A. G. Osmani militaryBranch Bangladesh Forces
linked to: Mukti Bahini
General M. A. G. Osmani servedIn Bangladesh Forces during the Liberation War
linked to: Mukti Bahini
General M. A. G. Osmani commanded Mukti Bahini
A. A. K. Niazi surrenderedTo Mukti Bahini
subject linked to: General A. A. K. Niazi