Battle of Chawinda

Battle of Chawinda
	Part of the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965
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Date	14 September 1965,; 18–19 September 1965; (1 day)
Location	Chawinda, Punjab, Pakistan32°23′03″N 74°43′30″E / 32.38417°N 74.72500°E
Result	Inconclusive
Belligerents
Pakistan	India
Commanders and leaders
Bakhtiar Rana; Abrar Hussain; Sardar M. Ismail; Amjad Chaudhry; S. M. Hussain; Abdul Ali Malik; Muzzafaruddin; Nisar Ahmed Khan;	Harbakhsh Singh; Patrick Dunn; Rajinder Singh; S.K. Korla; M. L. Thapan; Ardeshir Tarapore †;
Units involved
Pakistan's I Corps; Cavalry units: 10th Cavalry (44x M48 Pattons); 11th Cavalry (44x M48 Pattons); 22nd Cavalry (44x M48 Pattons); 25th Cavalry (44x M48 Pattons); 33rd TDU Sqdn. (15x Shermans); 19th Lancers (44x M48 Pattons);	India's I Corps; Cavalry units: 4th Horse (45x Centurions); 17th Poona (45x Centurions); 16th Cavalry (45x Centurions); 2nd Lancers (45x Shermans); 62nd Cavalry (45x Shermans);
Strength
30,000–50,000 infantry; 132 tanks (plus reinforcements);	80,000–150,000 infantry; 260 tanks;
Casualties and losses
Tank losses: Neutral claims:; 60–61; Indian claims: 155; (144 put out, 11 captured); Pakistani claims: 44; ;	Tank losses: Neutral claims: ; 100–180; Indian claims: 70; (29 destroyed, 41 damaged); Pakistani claims: 120–180; ;
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The Battle of Chawinda was a major engagement between Pakistan and India during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 as part of the Sialkot campaign. It is well known as being one of the largest tank battles in history since the Battle of Kursk, which was fought between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany in World War II.

The initial clashes in Chawinda coincided with the Battle of Phillora, and the fighting here intensified once the Pakistani forces at Phillora retreated. The battle came to an end shortly before the United Nations Security Council mandated an immediate ceasefire, which would formally end the hostilities of the 1965 war.