Battles of Belonia Bulge

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Battles of Belonia Bulge
Part of Bangladesh Liberation War
Date4 June - 5 December 1971 (6 months, 1 day)
Location
Result

Bangladesh-Indian victory

  • Pakistan Army devastating militarily failure
Territorial
changes
Feni and Belonia liberated by Bangladesh Forces
Belligerents

Bangladesh Bangladesh

 India
 Pakistan
Commanders and leaders

Khaled Mosharraf

  • Zafar Imam
  • Imam uz-Zaman
  • Syed Mizanur Rahman
  • Didar Atwar Hossain
  • Mokhlesur Rahman
  • Ghulam Mustafa
  • Mujibuddin Chowdhury Dulal
Unknown
Units involved

East Bengal Regiment

Indian Army
Pakistan 24 Frontier Force Regiment
Strength

10,000 troops (9,000 Paramilitaries, Guerrillas and 1,000 Regulars)

Several Thousand
Unknown
Casualties and losses
Several killed and wounded

Pakistan 1,000 Casualties Material losses:

1 Sabre Jet damaged

1 Motor-driven railway trolley destroyed

The Battles of Belonia Bulge were a series of military engagements between guerrillas of the Bangladesh Forces which received support from the Indian Army against the Pakistani forces during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][excessive citations]

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  12. ^ Vijay Kumar Singh (6 November 2021). "When silence drowns the screams". The Sunday Guardian.
  13. ^ Notebook (2021-03-26). "A Tale of Millions Bangladesh Liberation War 1971 | Major M. Rafiqul Islam". সংগ্রামের নোটবুক. Retrieved 2024-04-30.