Operation Dwarka

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:casualties no casualties reported
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Commodore_S._M._Anwar
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:Pakistan_Navy
gptkbp:date 7 September 1965
gptkbp:destroyedBy minor damage to railway station and radar installation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Dwarka
gptkbp:Indian_response Indian Air Force did not retaliate
Indian Navy did not engage Pakistani ships
gptkbp:location gptkb:Dwarka,_Gujarat,_India
gptkbp:munitionsUsed 50 shells fired
gptkbp:objective to destroy radar installation at Dwarka
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1965
gptkbp:result minor damage to Dwarka
no significant Indian military response
gptkbp:shipsInvolved gptkb:PNS_Babur
gptkb:PNS_Badr
gptkb:PNS_Jahangir
gptkb:PNS_Khaibar
gptkb:PNS_Shah_Jahan
gptkb:PNS_Alamgir
gptkb:PNS_Tippu_Sultan
gptkbp:significance boosted morale of Pakistan Navy
first naval engagement between India and Pakistan
gptkbp:target Indian coastal town of Dwarka
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_Wars
gptkb:Pakistan_Navy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5