6th September 1965 - A neutral perspective

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Re: 6th September 1965 - A neutral perspective

@calypsodc

Not sure about the situation regarding Lahore. But I remember reading that the Indian 3rd Jat regiment, had crossed the Ichogil canal and capturedthe town of Batapore/Jallo Mur on the west side of the canal but the higher commanders had no information of 3 Jat’s capture of Batapore and misleading information led to the command to withdraw from Batapore and Dograi to Ghosal-Dial due to counter offensive by the Pak army with the help of its airforce. Dograi was eventually recaptured by 3 Jat on 21 September, for the second time but after a much harder battle due to Pakistani reinforcements.

BRB canal which I am talking about is at Jallo morh. Pakistan made that canal for defence purposes and so they don’t fight at wagah but contain the Indians at BRB canal. So yes the Indians came in 7 miles from Wagah but that was deliberate.