THE LIBERATION WAR, 1971
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Images of 1971: Pakistani Surrender of Dhaka - Sachin K and L N Subramanian
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Lieutenant General A.A.K. 'Tiger' Niazi, Commander of the Pakistan Army in the East, signs the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora. Standing from left is Vice Admiral N. Krishnan, Air Marshal H.C. Dewan, Lieutenant General Sagat Singh and Major General J.F.R. Jacob. |
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Triumph at New Delhi after the War. (From left to right) Air Chief Marshal P.C. Lal, Admiral S.M. Nanda, General Sam Manekshaw join the Indian Defence Minister Jagjiwan Ram. Notice Defence Minister Jagjiwan Ram's mailed fist, symbolically representing a knock-out punch against Pakistan. |
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A shield captured at Jhenida in Bangladesh from the Pak Army's 57th Inf. Bde. The shield appears to be from one of their Punjab Regiment battalions. It now lies on display at an Indian Army museum. |
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Major General M.H. Ansari, Commander of Pakistan's 9 Division is pleasantly relieved as he surrenders to Major General M.S. Brar, Commander of India's 4th Division. |
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Scores of Pakistani Army troops from East Pakistan, that surrendered to the Indian Army on 16 December 1971, await their fate at a make-shift POW camp. |
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The Pakistan Army's Major General Kazi (left) is all smiles as he surrenders his division to the Indian Army's Major General Gonsalves in East Pakistan. |
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A knocked-out Pakistan Army M-48 Patton light tank, in the Shakargarh sector, with Indian troops, from the 54th Infantry 'Bison' Division, atop it. |
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Lieutenant General Niazi being escorted by Lieutenant General Aurora for the signing of the Instrument of Surrender on 16 December 1971. |
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Jubilant paratroopers from the 2nd Para, entering Dacca - the capital of the newly-founded state of Bangladesh, on 16 December 1971. |
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Pakistan Army Officers lay down their side-arms as a formal act of surrender to the Indian Army in East Pakistan. |
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Paratroopers in full parachute gear, march proudly down Vijay Chowk on 26 January 1972 - India's Republic Day. |
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General Sam Manekshaw felicitates officers from the 4th Horse, an armoured regiment, right after the war. |
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Pakistani mortar crews, wait in their dugouts, for the arrival of Indian troops. |
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Captured Pakistani Army armoured vehicles, lie on display in New Delhi. |
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Indian howitzer crews firing the 25 pounder field gun at full intensity. |
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An Indian Jawan stands guard in Dhaka. He holds a Sterling SMG. |
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