10-23-2008, 12:58 PM
<b>October 22, 1947</b>
Hordes of Islamic tribals from Pakistan, backed by Pakistani Army, invade Kashmir to "liberate" it from Hindu rule. The state forces of Dogra king were not able to withstand the invasion, and the Maharaja signed The Instrument of Accession that was finally accepted by the Government of India on October 27, 1947. Indian forces begin counter offensive the same day.
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<b>October 20, 1962</b>
China invaded India on October 20, 1962.
In Ladakh the Chinese attacked south of the Karakoram Pass at the northwest end of the Aksai Chin Plateau and in the Pangong Lake area about 160 kilometers to the southeast. The defending Indian forces were easily ejected from their posts in the area of the Karakoram Pass and from most posts near Pangong Lake. However, they put up spirited resistance at the key posts of Daulat Beg Oldi (near the entrance to the pass) and Chushul (located immediately south of Pangong Lake and at the head of the vital supply road to Leh, a major town and location of an air force base in Ladakh). In the eastern sector, in Assam, the Chinese forces advanced easily despite Indian efforts at resistance. On the first day of the fighting, Indian forces stationed at the Tsang Le post on the northern side of the Namka Chu, the Khinzemane post, and near Dhola were overrun. On the western side of the North-East Frontier Agency, Tsang Dar fell on October 22, Bum La on October 23, and Tawang, the headquarters of the Seventh Infantry Brigade, on October 24. the Indian military desperately sought to regroup its forces. Specifically, the army attempted to strengthen its defensive positions in the North-East Frontier Agency and Ladakh and to prepare against possible Chinese attacks through Sikkim and Bhutan. Army units were moved from Calcutta, Bihar, Nagaland, and Punjab to guard the northern frontiers of West Bengal and Assam. Three brigades were hastily positioned in the western part of the North-East Frontier Agency, and two other brigades were moved into Sikkim and near the West Bengal border with Bhutan to face the Chinese.
As late as October 20, the day China officially invaded India, PMO forbade IAF any authority of deployment "for the fears of escalation". Recent Researches suggest that IAF's strength was superior to Chinese, and use of airforce could have changed the game in 1962. In mid of half-hearted political support and semi-spirited diplomacy, within one month, India had not only lost to Chinese many strategic positions, but also morale for a long time to come. War ended on november 21.
Hordes of Islamic tribals from Pakistan, backed by Pakistani Army, invade Kashmir to "liberate" it from Hindu rule. The state forces of Dogra king were not able to withstand the invasion, and the Maharaja signed The Instrument of Accession that was finally accepted by the Government of India on October 27, 1947. Indian forces begin counter offensive the same day.
wiki link
<b>October 20, 1962</b>
China invaded India on October 20, 1962.
In Ladakh the Chinese attacked south of the Karakoram Pass at the northwest end of the Aksai Chin Plateau and in the Pangong Lake area about 160 kilometers to the southeast. The defending Indian forces were easily ejected from their posts in the area of the Karakoram Pass and from most posts near Pangong Lake. However, they put up spirited resistance at the key posts of Daulat Beg Oldi (near the entrance to the pass) and Chushul (located immediately south of Pangong Lake and at the head of the vital supply road to Leh, a major town and location of an air force base in Ladakh). In the eastern sector, in Assam, the Chinese forces advanced easily despite Indian efforts at resistance. On the first day of the fighting, Indian forces stationed at the Tsang Le post on the northern side of the Namka Chu, the Khinzemane post, and near Dhola were overrun. On the western side of the North-East Frontier Agency, Tsang Dar fell on October 22, Bum La on October 23, and Tawang, the headquarters of the Seventh Infantry Brigade, on October 24. the Indian military desperately sought to regroup its forces. Specifically, the army attempted to strengthen its defensive positions in the North-East Frontier Agency and Ladakh and to prepare against possible Chinese attacks through Sikkim and Bhutan. Army units were moved from Calcutta, Bihar, Nagaland, and Punjab to guard the northern frontiers of West Bengal and Assam. Three brigades were hastily positioned in the western part of the North-East Frontier Agency, and two other brigades were moved into Sikkim and near the West Bengal border with Bhutan to face the Chinese.
As late as October 20, the day China officially invaded India, PMO forbade IAF any authority of deployment "for the fears of escalation". Recent Researches suggest that IAF's strength was superior to Chinese, and use of airforce could have changed the game in 1962. In mid of half-hearted political support and semi-spirited diplomacy, within one month, India had not only lost to Chinese many strategic positions, but also morale for a long time to come. War ended on november 21.