Battle of Sylhet

Siege of Sylhet
	Part of Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Date	December 7–16, 1971
Location	Sylhet, Bangladesh
Result	Indian & Mukti Bahini victory ; Pakistani garrison surrenders;
Belligerents
Mukti Bahini; India	Pakistan
Commanders and leaders
Lt. Gen. Sagat Singh; Maj. Gen. K. V. Krishna Rao; Brig. C. A. “Bunty” Quinn; Brig. Raja C. V. Apte; Brig. M. B. Wadke; Brig. Kulwant Singh; Gp Capt Chandan Singh	Brig. Muhammad Saleemullah; Brig. Iftikhar Rana
Strength
IV Corps:; 8 Mountain Division ; 59 Mountain Brigade ; 81 Mountain Brigade ; Echo Sector ; BSF Sector; 1 East Bengal Rifles	202 Infantry Brigade ; 313 Infantry Brigade

The Battle of Sylhet (Bengali: সিলেটের যুদ্ধ Silet-er Juddho) was a major battle fought between the advancing Mitro Bahini and the Pakistani defences at Sylhet during the Bangladesh Liberation War. The battle took place 7 December and 15 December and was the Indian Army's first heliborne operation.[1] It was a succession of the Battle of Gazipur in Kulaura.

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Battle Of Sylhet. Defence India Archived August 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

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[DI-1] Battle Of Sylhet. Defence India Archived August 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

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Battle of Sylhet

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