Battle of Hussainiwala

Battle of Hussainiwala
Part of Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Pakistani soldier standing on a knocked out Indian T-54 tank during the Battle of Hussainiwala in the Sulemanki sector.
Date 3–4 December 1971 Location Hussainiwala, Indian Punjab, India Territorial changes Pakistan captures Hussainiwala
Belligerents
India	Pakistan
Commanders and leaders
Lieutenant Colonel Shastry[1] Kanwaljit Sandhu[1] P.N. Anand[1]	Majeed Malik[2] Mohammad Mumtaz Khan[2] Ghulam Hussain Chaudhry[2] Walayat Khan[2] Habib Ahmed[2] Asif Khurshid Afzal[2]
Units involved
15 Punjab[1] Support: Indian Air Force[1]	11th Infantry Division (Pakistan)[2] 106 Brigade[2] 3 Punjab[2] 9 Punjab[2] 41 Baloch[2] Support: 45 Field Regiment Artillery[2]
Strength
900	2,000
Casualties and losses
125 total casualties	99 total casualties

The Battle of Hussainiwala was fought between India and Pakistan in the village of Hussainiwala as part of the western front of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. After fierce fighting, Hussainiwala was captured on 4 December 1971 by the 106th Infantry Brigade of the Pakistani Army, and the defending Indian 15 Punjab unit retreated with heavy losses.