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Battle of Chamb

Battle of Chamb was a battle fought in December 1971 in what is now India. It was part of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The recorded result: Pakistani victory.

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FoughtDecember 1971
WhereIndia32.838N, 74.404E
OutcomePakistani victory
Part ofIndo-Pakistani War of 19711971

Where it sits in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

Battle of Chamb, 1971Operation Trident, 1971Battle of Longewala, 1971Operation Python, 1971Tangail Airdrop, 197119711971Battle of Chamb, 1971
5 placed engagements of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateDecember 1971 (month precision)
to December 1971
PlaceIndia
32.838N, 74.404E
KindBattle, Cold War
Territorial changePakistan Captured 220 km 2 of territory in Chumb but retained only 158 km 2 of territory as per the Simla agreement and returned the rest of the land it captured back to India.
Strength126 Artillery guns; 104 Tanks; 90 T-54 and T-55; 14 others; 60 Aircraft; 130 Artillery guns; 129 Tanks; 74 T-59; ~ 48 M4A1E6 Shermans; ~ 7 M36B2 Tank busters; 40 Aircraft
Casualties and losses1= 1353 casualties; 440 KIA; 723 wounded; 190 POW/MIA; 4 aircraft lost; 2 Su-7s; 1 Mig-21; 1 Hawker Hunter; 3 aircraft damaged; 2 Su-7s; 1 Hawker Hunter; 2 artillery batteries captured; 1 squadron of tanks captured; 1= 2216 casualties; 2 F-86 Sabres lost
Commanders
  • Iftikhar Janjua
Battle of ChambBattle of ChambBattle of Jhelum - Indian MutinySiege of MirpurBattle of the HydaspesBattle of RamnagarBattle of ShopianBattle of Jhelum - Indian MutinySiege of MirpurBattle of the HydaspesBattle of RamnagarBattle of ShopianAmritsarIslamabadGujranwalaJammuRawalpindiSargodhaPathankotSialkote100 km32.838N, 74.404E
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Battle of Chamb is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 376 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870703, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Chumb, revision 1370109055, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.