Eastern Front

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The Eastern Front in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 was the primary theater of operations in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), where Indian and Bangladeshi forces fought Pakistani troops, leading to the creation of Bangladesh.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military theater of operations
alsoKnownAs Eastern Sector (1971 war)
characterizedBy combined arms operations
rapid maneuver warfare
simultaneous multi-axis offensives
commandedBy Lieutenant General A. A. K. Niazi
Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora
conflictResult creation of independent Bangladesh
decisive Indian and Bangladeshi victory
surrender of Pakistan Eastern Command
endTime 1971-12-16
followedBy Indo-Bangladesh Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Peace
geopoliticalConsequence emergence of Bangladesh as a sovereign state
partition of Pakistan
hasParticipant Bangladeshi nationalist forces
linked to: Mukti Bahini

Indian Armed Forces
Mukti Bahini
Pakistan Armed Forces
includesEvent Battle of Bogra
linked to: Battle of Kushtia

Battle of Dacca
Battle of Garibpur
Battle of Hilli
Battle of Jessore
linked to: Battle of Kushtia

Battle of Khulna
Battle of Kushtia
Battle of Sylhet
locatedIn East Pakistan
present-day Bangladesh
numberOfPakistaniTroops approximately 90000
opponent India
Mukti Bahini
Pakistan
partOf Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
politicalContext demand for autonomy and independence by East Pakistanis
repression and military crackdown by West Pakistani authorities
precededBy Bangladesh Liberation War insurgency phase
primaryAdversaryForPakistan Indian Eastern Command
Mukti Bahini
startTime 1971-12-03
strategicObjective liberation of East Pakistan as Bangladesh
rapid defeat of Pakistani forces in East Pakistan
supportedBy Bangladeshi guerrilla forces
Indian Air Force
Indian Navy
surrenderDocument Instrument of Surrender (16 December 1971)
surrenderLocation Dhaka Race Course
linked to: Ramna Race Course

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Battle of Hilli front Eastern front
linked to: Eastern Front