Indian Army’s Lahore sector offensive in the 1965 war with Pakistan | Explained News,The Indian Express
As per the then Western Army Commander Lt Gen Harbaksh Singh the strategic concept of this offensive was to force Pakistan Army to deploy its forces in this sector and prevent their deployment in aid of their offensive in Akhnoor.
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Indian Army’s Lahore sector offensive in the 1965 war with Pakistan
As per the then Western Army Commander Lt Gen Harbaksh Singh the strategic concept of this offensive was to force Pakistan Army to deploy its forces in this sector and prevent their deployment in aid of their offensive in Akhnoor.
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Chandigarh | Updated: September 7, 2022 1:30:50 pm
After the initial success by the Indian forces attacking in the area of 15 Infantry Division and 4 Mountain Division the momentum of the attacking forces could not be maintained. (Express Archives)On September 6 in 1965, Indian Army launched an attack in the Lahore sector of Pakistan taking the Pakistan Army by surprise and advancing to the outskirts of the second largest city of the country. Explained here are the contours of the offensive operation undertaken by the Army during the 1965 Indo-Pak war and the reasons for opening up a front in Punjab.
How the events unfolded on Sept 6, 1965?
Pakistan Army had been waging an undeclared war in Jammu and Kashmir since August 1965. On September 1, it launched an attack in the Akhnoor sector near Jammu. In retaliation to the Pakistani aggression in this sector, the Indian Army launched an attack across the International Border in Punjab. Shortly after midnight on the intervening night of September 5 and 6, Indian Army troops crossed the International Border at several places in Punjab in an attack which caught the Pakistan Army by surprise in the Lahore sector.
Why was an attack in the Lahore sector needed?
As per the then Western Army Commander Lt Gen Harbaksh Singh the strategic concept of this offensive was to force Pakistan Army to deploy its forces in this sector and prevent their deployment in aid of their offensive in Akhnoor. The Indian plans also included capturing huge chunks of Pakistani territory which would give a bargaining advantage in future talks. Lt Gen Harbaksh Singh wanted to pose a threat to the important Pakistani city of Lahore by occupying the Ichhogil Canal, a water obstacle which provided security to Lahore from an attack by Indian forces.
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