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Battle of Gazipur | |||||||||
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Part of the Indo-pakistani war of 1971 | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Bangladesh India | Pakistan | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Shyam Kelkar † | Brig. Iftikhar Rana | ||||||||
Units involved | |||||||||
5 Gorkha Rifles | 22 Baloch Regiment | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
The Battle of Gazipur[3] (Bengali: গাজীপুরের যুদ্ধ) was a military engagement on 4 and 5 December 1971, during the Bangladesh liberation war. It took place at the Gazipur Tea Estate near Kulaura, in the Sylhet District of what was then East Pakistan. The advancing 4/5 Gorkha rifles attacked the 22 Baluch Regiment of the Pakistan Army. This battle was a prelude to the Battle of Sylhet.[4][5]
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