Indian War Journal

        "Pippa Is Floating" : The Tank That Created History In 1971 Crisis Alert The apprehensions by the West-dominated central government in Pakistan to give legal rights to the Awami League, which was dominant in East Pakistan, to form a legitimate government in the National Assembly created political turmoil. The crisis reached a climax with one of the most significant wars in modern history which led to splitting Pakistan into two and the creation of Bangladesh. Source: Twitter/Indianhistorypics, Credits: Raghu Rai/ Magnum               The war which was fought on two fronts in the East and the West witnessed some of the most intensive tank battles.                                                                                                              The T-55 MBTs, PT-76 amphibious tanks, Centurions from the famous Battle of Basantar, AMX-13s, and indigenous Vijayanta, saw action in 1971, but the PT-76 amphibious tanks came face-to-face with Pakistan’s M-24 Chaffee

Story of Squadron Leader Ajjamada Bopayya Devayya, MVC (Posthumous) Squadron Leader Ajjamada Bopayya Devayya, Credits: Indian Air Force Operation Grand Slam With the failure of 'Operation Gibraltar', Pakistan launched 'Operation Grand Slam' to launch an offensive in the Chhamb-Akhnoor sector to capture the Akhnoor bridge and hit the Jammu-Pathankot highway and cut-off Jammu from the rest of India. The Indian Army launched a counter-offensive in Sialkot and Lahore to make territorial gains in Pakistan and the task was given to I Corps and XI Corps respectively for the same.  The Indian Air Force had not seen much action since World War II, like in the Indo-China war of 1962, the IAF's role was reduced to reconnaissance and transportation. An offensive operation would have changed the fate of war with China.  IAF enters the war The Pakistan Air Force launched an aerial offensive over the Chhamb sector on September 1, 1965, providing aerial support to the ground forces