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Operation Grand Slam

Pakistan · Warfare / Indian Wars. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1965Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1965

Muhammad Ayub Khan1 September 1965

Chhamb · Warfare / Indian Wars

Ayub Khan's government opens Operation Grand Slam against the Akhnoor sector after fighting expands in Kashmir.

Akhtar Hussain Malik1 September 1965

Chhamb · Warfare / Indian Wars

Akhtar Hussain Malik launches Operation Grand Slam and advances through the Chhamb sector toward Akhnoor.

Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan2 September 1965

Chhamb · Warfare / Indian Wars

Yahya Khan takes command of Operation Grand Slam after Akhtar Hussain Malik is replaced.

Names involved

Agha Muhammad Yahya KhanAkhtar Hussain MalikMuhammad Ayub Khan

Provenance

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