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Lance Naik Albert Ekka Silenced Two Machine Guns at Gangasagar on 3 December 1971, and 14 Guards Sealed the Southern Approach to Akhaura

AI & Technology

India's First Home-Designed Jet Fighter, the HAL HF-24 Marut, Made Its First Flight on 17 June 1961 and Went into Combat with Two Squadrons in December 1971

INS Vikrant, India's First Home-Designed and Home-Built Aircraft Carrier, Entered Service on 2 September 2022 With 76 Percent Indigenous Content and the Name of the 1971 War Carrier

Three Indian Missile Boats Sank a Destroyer and a Minesweeper Off Karachi on the Night of 4 December 1971, and the Navy Then Blockaded Both Coasts of Pakistan

The Param Vir Chakra, Instituted on 26 January 1950 and Designed by Savitri Khanolkar on the Thunderbolt of the Sage Dadhichi, Has Been Awarded to 21 Servicemen for Actions Between 1947 and 1999

Indian Tanks and Infantry Held the Basantar Bridgehead Against Repeated Pakistani Armoured Attacks on 16 and 17 December 1971, and the Battle Earned Two Param Vir Chakras

Six Sabres Attacked Srinagar Airfield on 14 December 1971. One Gnat Took Off Into Them, and Its Pilot Is Still the Only Airman Awarded the Param Vir Chakra

The War Lasted 13 Days. The Argument Over the Dead Has Lasted 55 Years

An Infantry Company of the Punjab Regiment Held the Longewala Post Through the Night of 4 December 1971. Hunter Jets From Jaisalmer Reached the Pakistani Tanks at First Light

Sam Manekshaw Was Army Chief When About 93,000 Pakistani Personnel Surrendered at Dhaka on 16 December 1971, Became India's First Field Marshal on 1 January 1973, and Is the Subject of the National Award Film Sam Bahadur

Pakistani Jets Wrecked the Bhuj Runway on the Night of 8 December 1971. About 300 Village Women Had the Air Force Flying Again in 72 Hours