campaign, notable, Cold War
Operation Meghdoot
Operation Meghdoot was a campaign fought in 1984 at Siachen Glacier, in what is now India. It was part of the Siachen conflict, which ran from 1984 to 2003. The recorded result: Indian Victory. Recorded strength: 3,000+ against 3,000+.
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Record
| Date | 1984 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Siachen Glacier, India 35.417N, 76.917E | |
| Kind | Campaign, Cold War | |
| Territorial change | India gains control of the entire Siachen Glacier, and administers it as part of Ladakh | |
| Strength | 3,000+ | 3,000+ |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | Unknown |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Skardu 1947, 119 km W
- Battle of Badgam 1947, 254 km SW
- Battle of Shopian 1819, 268 km SW
- Battle of Chamb 1971, 368 km SW
- Siege of Mirpur 1947, 380 km SW
Elsewhere in 1984
- Operation Moses Sudan
- Tankers War
- Operation Dawn 5 Iraq
- Battle of the Marshes Iraq
- 1984 PKK attacks Turkey
Operation Meghdoot is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 376 in present-day India.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3445917, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Meghdoot, revision 1381034574, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.