Kargil Vijay Divas is also remembered as a symbol of valour and courage of the Indian Army. The Kargil War was fought with Pakistan in the year 1999, in this war, the Indian Army won the defeating Pakistan and this win of India is celebrated as Vijay Diwas. Let's know 10 special things related to the Kargil war.
10 special things of Kargil war
- It is very strange that on 3 May 1999 a shepherd provided information to the Indian Army that the Pakistan Army had infiltrated and captured Kargil.
- India launched a campaign called Operation Vijay in the Kargil region to drive out Pakistan.
- There are many different statistics on the death of Pakistani soldiers. There is also a figure that India killed more than 3 thousand Pak soldiers in Kargil war.
- The Indian Army fought for at least 60 days. India was conquered on 26 July 1999. Every year 26 July is celebrated as Vijay Diwas.
- Pak infiltrated Kargil as a conspiracy. In the Kargil war, both countries were face to face at a height of 18 thousand feet. This war was not at all easy for India. This is because the enemy was already sitting at height and we had to answer them by staying in the trench below.
- India lost 527 soldiers in this war. 1363 Bravehearts were injured. It was not an easy task for the Indian jawans to secretly reach the enemy in the night.
- The Bofors Cannon supported the Indian Army in the war.
- Indian Air Force had a major contribution to the war of Kargil. The army also chased Pakistan from the sky and air power was used from a height of 32 thousand feet.
-MiG-27 and MiG-29 also participated in this war against Pakistan. They had bombed the places where Pakistan had captured.
- Kargil Vijay Diwas is officially celebrated on 26 July. However, this war was declared by the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on 14 July itself.
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