Battle of Haji Pir Pass

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The Battle of Haji Pir Pass was a key 1965 Indo-Pakistani War engagement in the Kashmir region, where Indian forces captured the strategically vital Haji Pir Pass to disrupt infiltration routes across the Line of Control.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
aimOfIndianForces sever Pakistan-backed infiltration routes into the Kashmir Valley
belligerent Indian Army
Pakistan Army
commander Indian Army officer Rajinder Singh "Sparrow"
conflict Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
countryInvolved India
Pakistan
date 1965
frontType mountain warfare
location Haji Pir Pass
Kashmir region
linked to: Kashmir

then-India–Pakistan ceasefire line area
operationName Operation Bakshi
partOf Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
postWarDisposition Haji Pir Pass returned to Pakistan following Tashkent Agreement
precededBy Pakistani infiltration in 1965 in Jammu and Kashmir
relatedAgreement Tashkent Agreement
relatedTo Line of Control
infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir
result Indian victory
significance major tactical success for India in 1965 war
often cited in Indian military history as an example of successful mountain assault
strategicImportance control of key mountain pass linking Uri and Poonch sectors
strategicObjective capture of Haji Pir Pass
disruption of infiltration routes from Pakistan-administered territory into Jammu and Kashmir
tacticalOutcome capture of Haji Pir Pass by Indian forces
terrain high-altitude mountain pass
theater Western Front of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
timePeriod August 1965

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Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 majorBattle Battle of Haji Pir Pass