Battle of Basantar

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The Battle of Basantar was a key tank and infantry engagement on the western front between India and Pakistan in December 1971, noted for intense armoured combat and significant Indian territorial gains.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Basantar canonical 2
Battle of Basantar–Barapind 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
tank battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Barapind ⓘ
Battle of Basantar–Barapind ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Basantar
armourLossesIndia several tanks destroyed or damaged ⓘ
armourLossesPakistan dozens of tanks destroyed or captured ⓘ
awardAssociated Param Vir Chakra ⓘ
belligerent Indian Army ⓘ
Pakistan Army ⓘ
casualtiesSideIndia hundreds killed and wounded ⓘ
casualtiesSidePakistan hundreds killed and wounded ⓘ
commanderIndia Lt Gen K. K. Singh ⓘ
Maj Gen R. D. Raina ⓘ
commanderPakistan Lt Gen Irshad Hassan Khan ⓘ
conflictIn Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
conflictType conventional land warfare ⓘ
countryInvolved India ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
date December 1971 ⓘ
decisiveAction Indian crossing of the Basantar River ⓘ
repulse of Pakistani armoured counterattacks ⓘ
endDate 1971-12-16 ⓘ
equipmentUsedIndia Centurion tanks ⓘ
linked to: Centurion tank
equipmentUsedPakistan M48 Patton tanks ⓘ
linked to: M48 Patton tank
front Western Front ⓘ
heroicAct Arun Khetarpal destroyed multiple Pakistani tanks before being killed in action ⓘ
location Basantar River ⓘ
India–Pakistan border ⓘ
Punjab region ⓘ
linked to: Punjab

Shakargarh sector ⓘ
linked to: Jhelum Cantonment
notableFor combined arms operations of tanks and infantry ⓘ
intense armoured combat ⓘ
notablePersonDecorated Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal ⓘ
partOf Western Front of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
result Indian victory ⓘ
startDate 1971-12-04 ⓘ
strategicObjectiveIndia to cut Pakistani lines of communication in Shakargarh bulge ⓘ
strategicSignificance limited Pakistani offensive capability on the western front ⓘ
tacticalFeature minefields ⓘ
river crossing operations ⓘ
territorialOutcome significant Indian territorial gains in Shakargarh sector ⓘ
theatre India–Pakistan Western theatre 1971 ⓘ
unitInvolvedIndia 16 (Independent) Armoured Brigade ⓘ
17 Horse (Poona Horse) ⓘ
4 Horse (Hodson’s Horse) ⓘ
47 Infantry Brigade ⓘ
54 Infantry Division ⓘ
unitInvolvedPakistan 13 Lancers ⓘ
31 Cavalry ⓘ
8 Infantry Division ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 → majorBattle → Battle of Basantar ⓘ
Western Front (Indo-Pakistani War of 1971) → hasMajorBattle → Battle of Basantar ⓘ
subject linked to: Western Front
Battle of Basantar → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Basantar–Barapind ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Basantar