Battle of Chawinda 1965 : World Second Largest Battle of tanks after WORLD WAR II - Defense Day Special

Battle of Chawinda

6 September 1965 – 22 September 1965

World Second Largest Battle of tanks

after WORLD WAR II

Chawinda is a town of tehsil Pasrur of Districy Sialkot in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is known as "The Graveyard of Indian Tanks" because of the1965 war during which the Indian Army suffered heavy losses of the its tanks to a much smaller Pakistani Army. It is located north of Pasrur and South east of Sialkot. It is linked to the cities of Sialkot and Narowal through Rail and Road.It is also linked through road to the towns of Zafarawal in the east and Chobara and Kingra in the north.

In the Battle of Chawinda Pakistani

Soldier  lay down under the tanks of Indian Army 

and blow themselves

which cost india lose of 120 tank

and due to over BRAVE SOLDIERS

we won the war at CHAWINDA

SO SALUTE DOES SHAEEDS OF
PAKISTAN

Strength & Casualties in Battle of CHAWINDA

 Pakistan

Strength : 

30,000 + 80,000 Infantry

600 Tanks

Casualties and loses

17 Tanks

 India

Strength : 

80,000 + 150,000 Infantry

708 Tanks

Casualties and loses

120 Tanks

Source : 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chawinda

Pakistani soldiers during the Battle of Chawinda. Brigadier A.A.K. Niazi, (3rd from left) observing a map

A war monument in Sialkot in memory of the Battle of Chawinda