Battle of Chawinda
In one of the largest tank battles since the Second World War, Pakistani armour and infantry stopped the Indian thrust towards Sialkot at Chawinda.
The Indian 1st Armoured Division attacked into the Sialkot sector to cut the Grand Trunk Road. After the fighting at Phillora it was held at Chawinda, where both sides lost many tanks, until the ceasefire.
Same era
Colonial and modern wars
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