Operation Barisal

Operation Barisal
Operation Barisal
Part of Operation Searchlight and Bangladesh Liberation War
Date 25 April 1971 – 1 May 1971
Location Barisal, Bay of Bengal, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)
Result Pakistan naval success
Starting of Bangladesh Liberation and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Belligerents
 Pakistan

Naval Jack of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Navy

Bangladesh Mukti Bahini
Commanders and leaders
Captain Ejaz Chaudhri Captain M. A. Jalil
Units involved
17th Naval Gun Boat Squadron
8th SEALs, SSG(N)
22nd Frontier Force Regiment
6th Punjab Regiment
14 Squadron Tail choppers
Mukti Bahini Barisal Units
Strength
4 gunboats
1 destroyer
1 patrol boat
24 fighter jets
Several hundreds to a few thousads
Casualties and losses
23 wounded unknown
Further information, see Operation Searchlight, Bangladesh Liberation War and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Barisal is located in Bangladesh
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Barisal

The Operation Barisal was a Pakistan naval operation in 1971 intended to free Barisal, East Pakistan from Mukti Bahinis and the dissidents/armed personnel of the Pakistan Defence Forces. It was the part of Operation Searchlight.[1]

References

  1. ^ Salik, Siddiq, Witness to Surrender, p135
  • Salik, Siddiq (1997). Witness to Surrender. ISBN 9-840-51374-5. 
  • Ali Khan, Maj. Gen Rao Farman (1992). How Pakistan Got Divided. Jung Publishers. 
  • Shamsul Arefin, A.S.M (1998). History, standing of important persons involved in the Bangladesh war of liberation. The University Press Ltd.. ISBN 984-05-0146-1. 
  • Islam, Major Rafiqul PSC (ret.) (1995). Muktijuddher Itihas. Kakoli Prokashoni. ISBN 984-437-086-8. 
  • Rahman, Md. Khalilur (2006). Muktijuddhay Nou-Abhijan. Shahittha Prakash. ISBN 9-844-65449-1. 


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