Vijay Diwas: How India won the 1971 War in under two weeks
From officially commencing on December 3, the war lasted only 13 days, ending on December 16, celebrated as Vijay Diwas in India ever since.
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On December 16, 1971, at precisely 1655 hours IST, Lt Gen AAK Niazi, Commander of the Pakistan Eastern Command, signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Lt Gen JS Aurora, GOC-in-C of the Indian Eastern Command, in Dacca (now Dhaka).
This brought to an end a war which officially lasted just 13 days. Pakistan was split in two, and Bangladesh was born. The Indian Army took approximately 93,000 prisoners of war, the largest surrender of forces since World War II. And with its victory, the balance of power in the subcontinent firmly, and forever, shifted to India.
2024-12-16
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Ravindra Kumar Tiwari
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