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( R e d i r e c t e d f r o m M i t r o B a h i n i )
The Indian Army had no standby force ready in 1971 with the specific task of attacking East Pakistan , one of the many reasons why India did not immediately intervene after Pakistan launched Operation Searchlight in March 1971. Indian Army's Eastern Command was tasked with defending the northern and eastern borders and fighting the insurgencies in Nagaland , Mizoram and Naxalites in West Bengal at that time.[1]
Mukti Bahini , aided by the Indian army through Operation Jackpot , led the struggle against the Pakistan Army while the Indian Army readied for intervention. General M. A. G. Osmani , Commander-in-Chief Bangladesh Forces , had divided Mukti Bahini forces into 11 geographical sectors for command and control purpose. Mukti Bahini forces numbered 30,000 regular soldiers (including 3 brigades containing 8 infantry battalions and 3 artillery batteries) and at least 100,000 guerrillas by December 1971.
The Indian Army Eastern Command assembled two existing infantry corps, the IV Corps and the XXXIII Corps , for operations in Bangladesh, and created a new corps (II Corps )[2] [3] India Bangladesh force in the eastern theatre , led by Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora , and this force came to be known as Mitro Bahini Border Security Force (BSF),[4]
Indian Army Eastern Command [ edit ]
HQ: Fort William , Kolkata
Location of Mitro Bahini and Pakistani units in December 1971. Some unit locations are not shown. Map not to exact scale
GOC-in-C (Indian Army): Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora Major General JFR Jacob Inderjit Singh Gill , MC Operation Jackpot : Lieutenant General B.N. 'Jimmy' Sirkar
Units attached to Eastern Command but outside Bangladesh operational area:
From XXXIII Corps:
Airborne forces attached to Eastern Command:
Eastern Command Reserve:
6th Mountain division less brigade HQ: Cooch Bihar GOC: Major General P.C. Reddy
2 Engineer Regiments and bomb disposal group
Bengal Area [ edit ]
GOC : Major General J.P. Chowdhury HQ: Kolkata
1st battalion 3rd Gurkha Rifles (1/3 GR)
11th battalion Bihar Regiment (11 Bihar)
12th battalion Garhwal Rifles (12 Garh Rif)
Engineers and bomb disposal units
Western Sector [ edit ]
Area of Operation: Khulna , Jessore , Kushtia and Faridpur districts
II Corps [ edit ]
GOC: Lieutenant General T.N. 'Tappy' Raina West Bengal
9th Infantry Division [ edit ]
GOC: Major General Dalbir Singh
32 Infantry Brigade – Brigadier M Tewari
42 Infantry Brigade – Brigadier J. M. Jhoria
350 Infantry Brigade – Brigadier H. S. Sandhu
9th Artillery Brigade
Mukti Bahini Sector #9 – Major Jalil
4th Mountain Division [ edit ]
GOC: Major General M.S. Barar
7th Mountain Brigade – Brigadier Zail Singh
41st Mountain Brigade – Brigadier Tony Michigan
62nd Mountain Brigade - Brigadier Rajinder Nath
4th Mountain Artillery Brigade
Mukti Bahini Sector #8 – Lieutenant Colonel M.A. Manzoor
North Western Sector [ edit ]
Area of Operation: Rajshahi , Bogra , Dinajpur and Rangpur districts
Corps: XXXIII [ edit ]
GOC: Lieutenant General M. L. ThapanSiliguri , West Bengal
Corps Artillery Brigade
471st Engineering Brigade – Colonel Suri
235th Engineering Regiment
2 Para battalion Group in airborne role to parachute over Tangail to capture Poongli Bridge on 11 Dec, Bn gp consisting of:
A field battery of 17 Para Field Regiment
A section of 411 Para Field Company
A surgical team of 60 Para Medical Company
MF Brigade – Brigadier Prem Singh
Mukti Bahini Sector #7 – Lieutenant Colonel Q.N. Zaman
71st Mountain Brigade – Brigadier P. N. Kathpalia
Mukti Bahini Sector #6 – Wing Commander Mohammad K. Bashar
20th Mountain Division [ edit ]
GOC: Maj. Gen. Lachman SinghBalurghat , West Bengal
66th Mountain Brigade – Brigadier G. S. Sharma
165th Mountain Brigade – Brigadier R. S. Pannu
202nd Mountain Brigade – Brigadier F. P. Bhatty
3rd Armoured Brigade (63rd Cavalry (T-55s ) and 69th Armoured Regiment (PT-76s ) – Brigadier G. Singh Sidhu
20th Mountain Artillery Brigade
13th Engineering Regiment
340th Mountain Brigade Group – Brigadier Joginder Singh
6th Mountain Division [ edit ]
(Eastern Command HQ Reserve)
GOC: Major General P. C. ReddyCooch Bihar , West Bengal
9th Mountain Brigade – Brigadier Tirit Varma
99th Mountain Brigade -
6th Mountain Artillery Brigade
North Eastern Sector [ edit ]
Area of Operation: Mymensingh and Tangail districts
101st Communication Zone [ edit ]
GOC: Major General Gurbax Singh GilAssam
312 Air Defence Brigade
342 Independent Air Defence Brigade
56th Mountain Regiment plus Engineers
95th Mountain Brigade – Brigadier Hardev Singh Kler
FJ Sector Brigade – Brigadier Sant Singh[5]
Mukti Bahini Sector #11 – Lieutenant Colonel Abu Taher
167th Infantry Brigade – Brigadier Irani (allotted after 8 December 1971)
5th Mountain Brigade (allotted after 8 December 1971)
Eastern Sector [ edit ]
Area of Operation: Sylhet , Comilla , Noakhali & Chittagong districts
IV Corps [ edit ]
GOC Lieutenant General Sagat Singh Tripura
IV Corps Artillery Brigade
Three Independent Tank Squadrons
4th, 62nd, 234th Engineer Regiments and support elements
8th Mountain Division [ edit ]
GOC: Major General K. V. Krishna Rao
Echo Force Brigade – Brigadier Wadeker
Mukti Bahini Sector #5 – Major Mir Shawkat Ali
59th Mountain Brigade – Brigadier C. A. Quinn
81st Mountain Brigade – Brigadier R. C. V. Apte
2nd Mountain Artillery Brigade
Mukti Bahini Sector #4 – Lieutenant Colonel C.R. Dutta
57th Mountain Division [ edit ]
GOC: Major General B.F. Gonsalves
Mukti Bahini S Force Brigade – Lieutenant Colonel K.M. Shafiullah
311th Mountain Brigade – Brigadier Mishra
73rd Mountain Brigade – Brigadier Tuli
61st Mountain Brigade – Brigadier Tom Pande
57th Mountain Artillery Brigade
Mukti Bahini Sector #3 – Maj. A. N. Nuruzzaman
Mukti Bahini Sector #2 – Maj. A.T.M Haider
15th Engineering Regiment
23rd Mountain Division [ edit ]
GOC: Major General R.D. Hira
301st Mountain Brigade – Brigadier H. S. Sodhi
181st Mountain Brigade – Brigadier Y. C. Bakshi
83rd Mountain Brigade – Brigadier B. S. Sandhu
23rd Mountain Artillery Brigade
Kilo Force Brigade – Brigadier Ananda Swaroop[6]
Mukti Bahini Sector #1 – Major Rafiqul Islam
Mukti Bahini K Force Brigade – Major Salek Chowdhury
Mizo Range Hills Brigade[7]
Indian Navy Eastern Fleet [ edit ]
FOC-in-C: Vice Admiral Nilakanta Krishnan Vishakhapatnam , Andhra Pradesh FOCEF : Rear Admiral S. H. Sarma Ghazi entering the Bay of Bengal. INS Vikrant and part of the Eastern Fleet was moved to the Andamans as a result.
Two gunboats under Indian officers and crewed by Bengali seamen were engaged in Operation Hotpants prior to 3 December 1971, harassing merchant traffic to East Pakistan and laying mines on the waterways. After 6 December, when the Indian government recognised Bangladesh as a sovereign nation, the crew wore uniforms of their respective organisations.M.N.R. Samant (On deputation from Indian Navy)
BNS Palash – Lieutenant Commander J.K. Rai Chowdhury (Indian Navy) (gunboat)
BNS Padma – Lieutenant S.K. Mitter (On deputation from Indian Navy) (gunboat)
Location of Mitro Bahini and Pakistani units in December 1971. Some unit locations are not shown. Map not to exact scale
AOC-in-C : Air Marshal H. C. Dewan , Temporary advanced HQ at Fort WilliamHQ Shillong ) responsible for the North Eastern Border, and the Central Air Command (HQ Allahabad ), looking after areas south of the Ganges river .
Air Chief Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal formed an advance HQ at Fort William after consultation with Major General Jacob to coordinate operations with the army before the start of the war.
Western Sector:
North East and North Western Sector:
AOC-in-C: Air Vice Marshal Devasher HQ: Shillong
CO: Flight Lieutenant Sultan Mahmud HQ: Dimapur , Nagaland , then Agartala Pakistan Air Force . Flying light aircraft donated by India, they launched attacks on depots and communication lines on 2 December 1971, before the start of the war. The unit relocated to Agartala and then Shamshernagar after 3 December 1971.
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Jacob, Lt. Gen. JFR, Surrender at Dacca: Birth of A Nation , p60
^ Jacob, Lt. Gen. JFR, "Surrender at Dacca: Birth of A Nation’’, p75
^ Islam, Maj. Rafiqil, A Tale of Millions , p314
^ Salik, Siddiq, Witness to Surrender , p123
^ Islam, Maj. Rafiqul, A Tale of Millions , p313
^ Islam, Maj. Rafiqul, A Tale of Millions , p318
^ Jacob, Lt. Gen. JFR, Surrender at Dacca: Birth of A Nation , p196
Sources [ edit ]
Salik, Siddiq (1997). Witness to Surrender . ISBN 984-05-1374-5
Jacob, Lt. Gen. JFR (2004). Surrender at Dacca: Birth of A Nation . The University Press Limited. ISBN 984-05-1532-2
Qureshi, Maj. Gen. Hakeem Arshad (2003). The Indo Pak War of 1971: A Soldiers Narrative . Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-579778-7
Islam, Major Rafiqul (2006). A Tale of Millions . Ananna. ISBN 984-412-033-0
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