Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Part of Indo-Pakistani Wars and Bangladesh Liberation War
Date 3–16 December 1971 Location Eastern front: ( India-East Pakistan border) Western front: India-West Pakistan border and Line of Control Result Decisive Indian victory. Eastern front: Pakistani forces surrender. Western front: India declares unilateral ceasefire after Pakistani surrender in the east.[4] Territorial changes Separation of East Pakistan as the independent state of Bangladesh.
Belligerents
India Provisional Government of Bangladesh Unofficially supported by:  Soviet Union	Pakistan Unofficially supported by: Saudi Arabia[5][6][7][8]  United States  China
Commanders and leaders
President Varahagiri Venkata Giri PM Indira Gandhi Gen Sam Manekshaw Lt.Gen. J.S. Arora Lt.Gen. G.G. Bewoor Lt.Gen. K. P. Candeth Lt.Gen. Sagat Singh J. F. R. Jacob Adm S. M. Nanda ACM Pratap Lal	President Yahya Khan PM Nurul Amin Gen. Abdul Hamid Khan LGen Gul Hassan Khan LGen Tikka Khan LGen A. A. K. Niazi  LGen Abdul Ali Malik LGen Akhtar Hussain Malik Major General Iftikhar Janjua Vice Admiral Muzaffar Hassan AM Abdul Rahim Khan
Strength
500,000 troops	365,000 troops
Casualties and losses
3,843 killed[9] 9,851 wounded[9] 1 Frigate 1 Naval aircraft[10][11] Indian Okha harbour damaged/fueling facilities destroyed.[12] Damage to western Indian airfields.[13][14][15] Pakistani Claims 130 IAF Aircraft[16][17] Indian Claims 45 IAF Aircraft[18]	9,000 killed[19] 4,350 wounded 97,368 captured 2 Destroyers[20] 1 Minesweeper[20] 1 Submarine[21][22] 3 Patrol vessels 7 Gunboats Pakistani main port Karachi facilities damaged/fuel tanks destroyed[20][23] Pakistani airfields damaged and cratered[24] Pakistani Claims (add the fig here) Indian Claims 94 PAF Aircraft[18]

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