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The Defence of Kamalpur was a second battle fought over Kamalpur near the border between India and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Kamalpur, a hamlet on the border, was defended by 140 regular and paramilitary Pakistani soldiers under the command of Captain Ahsan Malik. The company-sized Pakistani unit fought against a brigade of Indian soldiers and Mukti Bahini as the Indian military made several unsuccessful attempts to overrun the Pakistani positions. After defending the area for 21 days, the besieged Pakistani troops were ordered by their superiors to surrender. The defending Pakistani troops suffered hardly any casualties, despite being subjected to repeated Indian artillery bombardment and air strikes.

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  • The Defence of Kamalpur was a second battle fought over Kamalpur near the border between India and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Kamalpur, a hamlet on the border, was defended by 140 regular and paramilitary Pakistani soldiers under the command of Captain Ahsan Malik. The company-sized Pakistani unit fought against a brigade of Indian soldiers and Mukti Bahini as the Indian military made several unsuccessful attempts to overrun the Pakistani positions. After defending the area for 21 days, the besieged Pakistani troops were ordered by their superiors to surrender. The defending Pakistani troops suffered hardly any casualties, despite being subjected to repeated Indian artillery bombardment and air strikes. (en)
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  • Pakistan
  • India
  • Bangladesh
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  • 1971-12-04 (xsd:date)
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  • *Pakistani troops were instructed to surrender on the radio after defending the area for 21 days
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  • *4,000 soldiers
  • *Unknown number ofMig-21
  • 140 soldiers (70 regular soldiers + 70 para-military soldiers)
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  • Bangladesh (en)
  • India (en)
  • Pakistan (en)
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  • Brigadier Hardev Singh Kler (en)
  • Captain Ahsan Malik (en)
  • Maj Gen Gurbax Singh (en)
  • Major Abu Taher (en)
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  • Defence of Kamalpur (en)
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  • 0001-11-14 (xsd:gMonthDay)
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  • the Bangladesh Liberation War (en)
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  • Kamalpur-border area in Northern Bangladesh (en)
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  • 140 (xsd:integer)
  • *4,000 soldiers *Unknown number of Mig-21 (en)
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  • *31 Baloch company (en)
  • *Sector 11, Mukti Bahini *95 Brigade Group *Indian Air Force (en)
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  • The Defence of Kamalpur was a second battle fought over Kamalpur near the border between India and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Kamalpur, a hamlet on the border, was defended by 140 regular and paramilitary Pakistani soldiers under the command of Captain Ahsan Malik. The company-sized Pakistani unit fought against a brigade of Indian soldiers and Mukti Bahini as the Indian military made several unsuccessful attempts to overrun the Pakistani positions. After defending the area for 21 days, the besieged Pakistani troops were ordered by their superiors to surrender. The defending Pakistani troops suffered hardly any casualties, despite being subjected to repeated Indian artillery bombardment and air strikes. (en)
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  • Defence of Kamalpur (en)
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