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The Battle of Burki (Barki) was a battle fought by Indian infantry and Pakistani armour in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Barki is a village that lies south-east of Lahore near the border with Punjab,Just 11 km from the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore, India and is connected to Lahore by the a bridge over the(BRB) Bambawali-Ravi-Bedian Canal. During the fighting, the relative strengths of the two sides were fairly even and Indian infantry clashed with Pakistani forces that were entrenched in pillboxes, dug-outs and slit trenches that had been carved into the canal banks. The Pakistanis were supported by a large number of tanks, as well as fighter jets. The battle resulted in an Indian victory.

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  • The Battle of Burki (Barki) was a battle fought by Indian infantry and Pakistani armour in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Barki is a village that lies south-east of Lahore near the border with Punjab,Just 11 km from the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore, India and is connected to Lahore by the a bridge over the(BRB) Bambawali-Ravi-Bedian Canal. During the fighting, the relative strengths of the two sides were fairly even and Indian infantry clashed with Pakistani forces that were entrenched in pillboxes, dug-outs and slit trenches that had been carved into the canal banks. The Pakistanis were supported by a large number of tanks, as well as fighter jets. The battle resulted in an Indian victory. (en)
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  • 4 tanks destroyed (According to Indian Sources)
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  • 1965-09-11 (xsd:date)
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  • Indian victory
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  • 1 infantry division
  • (3 Regiments)
  • 1 armoured regiment
  • 10 F-86 Sabre jets
  • 2 Companies of 17th Punjab Regiment
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  • Anant Singh (en)
  • Lt Col FS Sondhi (en)
  • Lt. Col Satish Chandra Joshi (en)
  • Major General Har Krishan Sibal (en)
  • Raja Aziz Bhatti Squadron Leader Sajjad Haider (en)
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  • Battle of Burki (en)
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  • 0001-09-11 (xsd:gMonthDay)
  • (en)
  • July 2022 (en)
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  • the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 (en)
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  • Source mentions "air-strafing", nothing about type of aircraft (en)
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  • Indian victory (en)
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  • ;Army 10 Infantry Division (en)
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  • The Battle of Burki (Barki) was a battle fought by Indian infantry and Pakistani armour in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Barki is a village that lies south-east of Lahore near the border with Punjab,Just 11 km from the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore, India and is connected to Lahore by the a bridge over the(BRB) Bambawali-Ravi-Bedian Canal. During the fighting, the relative strengths of the two sides were fairly even and Indian infantry clashed with Pakistani forces that were entrenched in pillboxes, dug-outs and slit trenches that had been carved into the canal banks. The Pakistanis were supported by a large number of tanks, as well as fighter jets. The battle resulted in an Indian victory. (en)
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