Battle of Asal Uttar

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The Battle of Asal Uttar was a pivotal 1965 clash between Indian and Pakistani forces in Punjab, India, noted for India’s successful defensive tactics that inflicted heavy tank losses on Pakistan and helped turn the tide of the war.

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Battle of Asal Uttar canonical 2
Battle of Asal Utar 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
AbdulHamidAction destroyed multiple Pakistani Patton tanks
aftermath halted Pakistani advance towards Amritsar
alsoKnownAs Battle of Asal Utar
Battle of Khem Karan
associatedPerson Company Quartermaster Havildar Abdul Hamid
belligerent India
Pakistan
casualtiesDescription heavy Pakistani armoured losses
category Tank battles involving India
Tank battles involving Pakistan
combatant Indian Army
Pakistan Army
commander Brigadier Thomas K. Theogaraj
Major General Gurbaksh Singh
Major General Nasir Ahmed Khan
conflict Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
country India
countryAtTime Republic of India
linked to: India
date 1965-09-08
endDate 1965-09-10
front Western Front of Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
honour Param Vir Chakra awarded to Abdul Hamid
linked to: Param Vir Chakra
IndianEquipmentUsed Centurion tanks
linked to: Centurion tank

Sherman tanks
linked to: M4 Sherman tank
IndianObjective block Pakistani armoured advance
involvedUnit 1st Armoured Division (Pakistan)
4th Mountain Division (India)
legacy Patton Nagar war memorial
nearPlace Bhikhiwind
Khem Karan
notableFor Indian defensive tactics
heavy Pakistani tank losses
turning point in Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
opponentObjective Pakistani thrust towards Amritsar
PakistaniEquipmentUsed M48 Patton tanks
linked to: M48 Patton tank
partOf Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
place Asal Uttar, Punjab, India
primaryWeaponType armoured vehicles
tanks
province Punjab
result Indian victory
strategicImpact boosted Indian morale in 1965 war
stabilized Indian defensive line in Punjab
tacticUsed defensive horseshoe-shaped deployment
flooding of sugarcane fields to bog down tanks
terrain rural agricultural fields
sugarcane fields

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Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 majorBattle Battle of Asal Uttar
Battle of Chawinda relatedEvent Battle of Asal Uttar
Battle of Asal Uttar alsoKnownAs Battle of Asal Utar
linked to: Battle of Asal Uttar