Battle of Hilli (1971 AD)
Battle of Hilli (Mukti Bahini vs Side B) took place in 1971 AD during Bangladesh Liberation War.
Battle facts
- Year: 1971 AD
- Date: 1971-11-24
- Era: Contemporary
- Conflict: Bangladesh Liberation War
- Side A: Mukti Bahini
- Commanders (A): Maj. Gen. Lachhman Singh Lehl, Brigadier Farhad Batti, Lt. Col. Shamsher Singh, Major Kazi Nuruzzaman, Maj. Hemant Manjrekar
- Commanders (B): Brig. Gen. Tajammul Hussain Malik, Brig. Gen. Mumtaz Malik
- Casualties: approx. First Battle
196 killed/wounded
Second Battle
20 killed/woundedFirst Battle
~80 killed/wounded
Second Battle
20 killed
3 POW
2 M24 Chaffees destroyed
3 105mm howitzers destroyed
- Outcome: Bangladeshi-Indian victory
- Coordinates: 24.850°, 89.367°
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