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Tangail Airdrop

Tangail Airdrop was a campaign fought in 1971 at Tangail District, in what is now Bangladesh. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Tangail District. It was part of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

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Fought1971
WhereTangail District, Bangladesh24.300N, 89.920E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeIndian victory: Indian forces capture and hold Poongli Bridge; Smooth advance of 95th Mountain Brigade towards Dhaka facilitated; Pakistani 93rd Brigade eliminated as a fighting formation and unable to reinforce Dhaka
BelligerentsIndiaagainstPakistan
Part ofIndo-Pakistani War of 19711971

Where it sits in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

Battle of Chamb, 1971Operation Trident, 1971Battle of Longewala, 1971Operation Python, 1971Tangail Airdrop, 197119711971Tangail Airdrop, 1971
5 placed engagements of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1971 (year precision)
PlaceTangail District, Bangladesh
24.300N, 89.920E
KindCampaign, Cold War
Strength2 Para; 750 men in 4 Companies; 1 Maratha Light Infantry; ~750–1,000 men93rd Brigade (Severely Understrength); 200–300 regular infantry; 100–200 Rangers; 600 Razakars + paramilitary
Casualties and losses2 Para; 3 KIA; 20 MIA (lost during drop); 1 WIA; 1 Maratha Light; None93rd Brigade + Razakars; 282 KIA; 42 POW
Commanders
  • Kulwant Singh Pannu
  • Brig. Abdul Qadir Khan
Tangail AirdropTangail AirdropOperation Hotel IntercontinentalBattle of HilliBattle of KamalpurBattle of PlasseyBattle of GiriaOperation Hotel IntercontinentalBattle of HilliBattle of KamalpurBattle of GiriaRajshahiKrishnanagarComillaMymensinghJashoreNarayanganjAgartalaPabna100 km24.300N, 89.920E
Placed at Tangail District; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Tangail Airdrop is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 16 in present-day Bangladesh.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7682788, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Tangail Airdrop, revision 1373354829, 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.