The Greatest Surrender in Military History | 1971 | Victory in East Pakistan | Birth of Bangladesh

On December 16, 1971, India won the war against Pakistan after fighting for 13 days. The chief of the Pakistani forces, General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi surrendered to the joint forces of Indian Army and Bangladesh's Mukti Bahini, along with 93,000 Pakistani troops.

It was also the biggest-ever military surrender after World War II.

The war started when Pakistan launched air strikes on 11 Indian airbases on December 3, 1971. For the first time perhaps all three forces of India fought in unison. In return, Gandhi ordered Army Chief General Sam Manekshaw to launch a full-scale war against the neighbour.

The war resulted in the birth of Bangladesh, which was then East Pakistan. The day is also observed in Bangladesh as ‘Bijoy Dibos’, marking the country’s formal independence from Pakistan. More than 3,800 Indian and Pakistani soldiers had lost their lives in the war. India had also held 93,000 prisoners-of-war by the end of war on December 16. Eight months after the war, in August 1972, India and Pakistan settled the Shimla agreement.

Under the agreement, India agreed to release the 93,000 Pakistani prisoners-of-war. The agreement was later criticised for failing to negotiate on India’s conflict with Pakistan over Kashmir. Critics had said that India could have held the Pakistani troops as a negotiation chip to get its way.

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[princetyagi]

Mera Grandfather bhi is war ma tha
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[aishaa]

Thank you so much sir for this sessions and all information about 1971 war. ☺️

[Aditya-hohf]

50 years ago today where India's finest hours and this war gives a very important lesson to me that even if world is against you, you can create history

[AMIR-youtube]

Really an interesting n Informative video

[prashantdabral]

5 Garhwal rifles ko battle honour Hili mila tha. 2lt. Jayendra jaisingh rane ko Posthumously vir chakra mila tha. He died at the age of 21

[dungavhai]

Always a pleasure to listen to a positive person like you. You bring extra energy and passion during your presentation. We are all fans and we are addicted to this youtube channel. Lots of respect and love from Bangladesh. Have a nice weekend and please be careful when cycling on Sunday. Salute Joy Bangla Jai hind 🙏

[debajitsarkar]

My grandfather came India for pak brutality. Everybody talk about Kashmir file but nobody knows about 1971 migrants, how much brutality they tolerated.

[uditraj]

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[govindsinghchauhan]

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[usmanmehmood]

I hope Indians are feeling the need of soul searching after the 2nd Fall of Dhaka two days back. Bengalis shouting slogans " Pakistan se rishta kya, La ilaha IlAllah".

[drbharatj]

It was the greatest surrender, 93000., soldiers, the largest number after 2nd world war.

[ShubhamSharma-yewe]

Sir we returned 93000 pak POWs
But still many soldiers of Indian armed forces are in pakistani jails most of which are declared missing in action .
What our goverment is doing for them
Please highlight this issue.

[foodntourwithpal]

Sir what is 'Kolkata Class' / 'Delhi Class' in Indian Navy?

[slimshady]

Prisoner of war sirf soldiers ho sakte hai, bureaucrats aur unki family nahi

[yashitagoswami]

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[thomasmtulinsky]

Wrong. Why is this wrong answer all over the Internet? In WW1 in the Battle of Gorlice Tarnow, the Germans took 415, 000 Russian prisoners. At Caporetto the Austrian-German side took 265, 000 Italian prisoners. In WW2 the Germans at Stalingrad surrendered about 90000 men. In April 1945 in the Ruhr pocket 317, 000 Germans surrendered to the American army, though not in a single act by a single commander. The surrender of Pakistani forces here is the greatest surrender *after WW2*.