Battle of Asal Uttar
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The Battle of Asal Uttar was a pivotal 1965 clash between Indian and Pakistani forces in Punjab, India, noted for India’s successful defensive tactics that inflicted heavy tank losses on Pakistan and helped turn the tide of the war.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Asal Uttar canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| AbdulHamidAction | destroyed multiple Pakistani Patton tanks ⓘ |
| aftermath | halted Pakistani advance towards Amritsar ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Asal Utar
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Battle of Khem Karan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Company Quartermaster Havildar Abdul Hamid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
India
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Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesDescription | heavy Pakistani armoured losses ⓘ |
| category |
Tank battles involving India
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Tank battles involving Pakistan ⓘ |
| combatant |
Indian Army
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Pakistan Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Brigadier Thomas K. Theogaraj
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Major General Gurbaksh Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ Major General Nasir Ahmed Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Republic of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1965-09-08 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1965-09-10 ⓘ |
| front | Western Front of Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honour | Param Vir Chakra awarded to Abdul Hamid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IndianEquipmentUsed |
Centurion tanks
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Sherman tanks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IndianObjective | block Pakistani armoured advance ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
1st Armoured Division (Pakistan)
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4th Mountain Division (India) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | Patton Nagar war memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearPlace |
Bhikhiwind
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Khem Karan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Indian defensive tactics
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heavy Pakistani tank losses ⓘ turning point in Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 ⓘ |
| opponentObjective | Pakistani thrust towards Amritsar ⓘ |
| PakistaniEquipmentUsed | M48 Patton tanks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Asal Uttar, Punjab, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryWeaponType |
armoured vehicles
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tanks ⓘ |
| province | Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Indian victory ⓘ |
| strategicImpact |
boosted Indian morale in 1965 war
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stabilized Indian defensive line in Punjab ⓘ |
| tacticUsed |
defensive horseshoe-shaped deployment
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flooding of sugarcane fields to bog down tanks ⓘ |
| terrain |
rural agricultural fields
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sugarcane fields ⓘ |
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