16 December 1971
Battle of Basantar
Arun Khetrapal fights Pakistani armour at Basantar and is killed after refusing to abandon his damaged tank.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Basantar in India. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Arun Khetrapal fights Pakistani armour at Basantar and is killed after refusing to abandon his damaged tank.
Hoshiar Singh leads his company during the Battle of Basantar and holds its position despite repeated Pakistani counterattacks.
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