Battle of Hilli 1971
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 22 November 1971 – 18 December 1971 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1971 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Bangladesh | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Bangladesh Liberation War | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 24.8500, 89.3667 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Hilli were two major battles fought from 22 to 24 November and again from 10 to 11 December 1971. They are generally regarded as the bloodiest battles of the eastern front of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The first battle saw, according to veterans of the battle, the fiercest fighting of the war, but the second was much tamer.
The Indian objective was to capture a network of Pakistani fortifications centred around the village of Hilli to allow for an advance on the town of Bogra.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Hilli (revision 1370443008), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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