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The Battle of Longewala saw Pakistan launch a massive nighttime blitz into the Indian desert with over 3,000 troops, 40+ Chinese-made Type 59 tanks, and hundreds of armored vehicles. Facing them were only 120 Indian soldiers with 2 RCL jeeps and 10 camels. Surprised by the night attack, the Indian troops were given the option to withdraw, but they refused and chose to fight. They held the post through the night with heavy resistance, waiting for the Indian Air Force, which lacked night-strike capability at the time. At dawn, Hawker Hunter jets unleashed devastating attacks on the Pakistani armored column, destroying or forcing the abandonment of over 36 out of 40 tanks, hundreds of vehicles, and killing around 300 Pakistani soldiers. India lost only 2 soldiers, 1 RCL Jeep and 5 camels in the battle.

During the conflict, Pakistani soldiers engaged in psychological warfare by shouting taunts across the Line of Control (LoC). In the harsh, mountainous terrain of the war zone, soldiers on both sides would often shout insults, jokes, and challenges at each other from their fortified positions, using distance and echoing valleys to amplify their words.

In one famous incident, a Pakistani soldier said:
“Abe Madhuri Dixit humein de de, Allah ki kasam hum sab yahan se chale jayenge.”
(“Give us Madhuri Dixit, and by God, we will all leave this place [Kashmir].”)

In another instance, they shouted:
“Kafiro, haramiyo, Hindustaniyo, wapas jao, jaake Madhuri aur Raveena ko bhej do hamare paas.”
(“Infidels, bastards, Indians, go back and send Madhuri and Raveena to us.”)

These exchanges became part of the unusual psychological pressure tactics used in the high-altitude standoffs, where direct contact was limited but verbal provocation was constant. Along with military tension, there were moments of humor and pop-culture references that reflected the stressful and prolonged nature of the conflict.

It is also documented that during the conflict, the Indian Air Force (IAF) used symbolic messaging, with bombs marked with phrases such as “From Raveena Tandon to Nawaz Sharif,” which later became widely known.

Operation Trident was a devastating naval strike launched by the Indian Navy on Karachi on December 4–5, 1971. The attack destroyed 3 Pakistani warships, devastated Karachi’s naval infrastructure, and obliterated over 50% of its fuel storage tanks, triggering massive fires that burned for more than seven days — all without a single Indian casualty.

The poster depicts Bharat Mata (Mother India) standing tall before the snow-covered Himalayan mountains, holding the Indian tricolor flag. In her other hand, she blows a conch shell (shankha), symbolically calling upon the people of India to donate to the underfunded Indian Army to fight a menacing dragon-like creature (China) representing the PLA, which invaded India in 1962.

The Soviet Army is a staunch believer in the use of surprise to mislead the enemy and to catch him off balance.

 

[NOTE: Please refer to the maps above for a more detailed understanding*.*]

 NOTE 2 : ATGWs --> Anti-Tank Guided Weapons

The Situation:

• Soviet forces (Red) are advancing in northernly direction, but the withdrawing enemy (Blue) has managed to set up a defensive position on Hill 116 and Hill 110, these positions are occupied by a company each and are supported by ATGWs.
• The 1st Tank Battalion, with 1st Artillery Battalion under it's command advances north along the axis of the road from Savelyevo to Nyrkovo.
• Coming under heavy fire the 1st Tank Company has carried out a quick assault from the line of march in the direction of Snopovo-Nyrkovo.
• But this attack failed and the tank company is pinned down at Position A.
• The remainder of the battalion is halted behind hill 110.

The Plan:

• The battalion commander’s plan is to suppress and contain the enemy’s position at Hill 110 by fire and then to attack Hill 116 with two companies, without revealing his intention.
• His plan is therefore, to move 1st Tank Company from it's exposed Position at A to the north of Bolshaya Woods at Position B (near Yelino), creating the impression that it's preparing to attack Hill 110. (Image 2)
• At the same time the 2nd tank company halted behind Hill 110 at Position C, will move across the open ground between Davalnya and Bolshaya wood and entering Bolshaya wood, as if it’s regrouping with 1st Tank Company for a joint attack against Hill 110.
• But instead of joining the forces**, it loops around through Bolshaya wood** and exits behind Hill 99, to return without being detected to Dvalnaya Wood to Position D.(Image 3)
• Meanwhile the 3rd tank company will advance under cover from Position E through Dilnnaya Wood to Position F. (image 4)
• Finally the artillery battalion halted at Position G will be deployed to Position H where it can support the attack. (image 5)

Enemy’s Reaction:

• Observing the Soviet movement, the enemy assumes that the attack will be from Position B (Yelino) towards Hill 110.
• Therefore, the enemy responds by shifting the ATGWs from Hill 116 to Hill 110. (image 6)
• This strengthens Hill 110, but also makes Hill 116 vulnerable to attack.

The Final Attack:

• The attack begins with 1st Tank company assaulting from Position B (at Yelino) towards Hill 110, but from a distance, particularly to prevent the enemy from redeploying the ATGWs from Hill 110 to Hill 116 once he discovers the main attack.
• The main assault then begins: the 2nd Tank Company advances from Position D toward the weakened Hill 116, while the 3rd Tank Company pushes forward from Position F, converging on the same objective.
• The 2nd and 3rd Tank Companies launch a joint attack on Hill 116, taking the enemy by surprise. (image 7)
• The attack is a success and the Hill 116 is captured.

A. G. Rangaraj was born on March 12, 1917, and later went on to join the British Indian Army, beginning a long and distinguished military career.

He was a World War II veteran, serving in the 152nd (Indian) Parachute Battalion.

After World War II, he continued serving in the Indian Army during a turbulent period of transition for newly independent India.

He took part in operations during the 1947–49 Kashmir war, where Indian forces fought against Pakistani-backed insurgents and terrorists during the early stages of the Kashmir conflict.

During the Korean War, India deployed the elite 60th Indian Parachute Field Ambulance as part of a United Nations humanitarian mission.

Colonel A.G. Rangaraj led a 300-man medical unit operating in extreme battlefield conditions in Korea, often under freezing temperatures and constant danger.

His unit treated over 200,000 people and performed more than 2,300 field surgeries, including American and Korean troops, and also many civilians, saving countless lives.

For his service, he was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra (India’s second-highest wartime gallantry award) and the Order of Military Merit (Chungmu) by South Korea, South Korea's 3rd highest military award.

After the Korean War, he pursued advanced education and earned a PhD in Public Health, shifting his focus toward global health and disease prevention.

He worked with major international organizations including WHO, UNICEF, UNHCR, and the International Organization for Migration, contributing to multiple disease control and eradication programs.

In 1969, he was appointed as a senior WHO advisor on smallpox eradication in Afghanistan, where he played a key role in organizing one of the first successful public health campaigns in Afghanistan.

He passed away in 2009 at the age of 93.