Battle of Tololing

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Coordinates: 34°27′51″N 75°47′45″E / 34.46417°N 75.79583°E / 34.46417; 75.79583
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Battle of Tololing
Part of the Kargil War
DateMay–June 1999
Location
Dras, Ladakh, India
34°27′51″N 75°47′45″E / 34.46417°N 75.79583°E / 34.46417; 75.79583
Result

Indian Victory

Pakistani Defeat with heavy losses on the Indian side[1][2][3][4]
Belligerents
 India  Pakistan
Commanders and leaders
Major
Mohit Saxena

Major Anwar Khan

Major Abdul Wahab †
Units involved
  • 5
    Northern Light Infantry
  • 6
    Northern Light Infantry
  • Mujahideen

    • The Battle of Tololing

    Northern Light Infantry who were aided by Pakistani irregulars
    in 1999.

    Map
    8km
    5miles
    none
    Point 5070
    5070
    Gultari
    Gultari
    Marpo La pass
    Marpo La
    Mushkoh nullah
    Mushkoh
    Sando nullah
    Sando
    Bhimbat
    Bhimbat
    Drass
    Drass
    Tololing
    Tololing
    Tiger Hill
    Tiger Hill
    Point 5240
    5240
    Point 5353
    5353
    Tololing near the Line of Control

    Background

    The Tololing peak dominates over the

    NH 1D), which is a vital link. Peaks in Tololing include Point 5140 and Point 4875, etc. Tiger Hill (Point 5060), including Point 5100, is to the west of Tololing. Many of the Indian Army losses had to do with the nature of the terrain, as World War I
    style frontal charges had to be mounted to dislodge the intruders and reclaim the peaks. The three-week assault finally culminated with India taking control of the peak and changing the course of the war.

    The battle

    Major

    posthumously), Major Vivek Gupta (posthumously), Major Padmapani Acharya (posthumously) and Havildar Digendra Kumar were awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, India's second highest military honour for their daring actions on the peak. Col Ravindranath and Captain Vijayant Thapar were awarded Vir Chakra
    .

    From Pakistan's side, Major Abdul Wahab (posthumously) was awarded the Sitara-e-Jurat, Pakistan's third highest military honour as Major Abdul Wahab was killed defending the captured peak.[7]

    In popular culture

    Turning Point at Tololing, a feature documentary hosted by Maj Gen G. D. Bakshi, aired on the Indian television channel Epic TV. It details the political and military background and course of the battle.[8]

    See also

    References

    1. ISBN 9781139482820
      .
    2. ^ "Kargil Ops Related articles which is pub in Various media" (PDF). indianstrategicknowledgeonline.com. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
    3. ISBN 9788176483667
    4. ^ Ganguly, Sumit and S. Paul Kapur. "The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Islamist Militancy in South Asia." The Washington Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 1, 2010, pp. 47-59.
    5. ^ "Anjan Mukherjee in Evolution of Indian Artillery and its Impact on India's Comprehensive Military Power, chapter3, page 148-9" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-10-26.
    6. ^ "Tololing peak: The battle that probably changed the course of Kargil war". India Today. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
    7. ^ Imran (2021-08-07). "Kargil - Tales & Bodies ..." MANI JUNCTION. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
    8. EPIC ON. Archived
      from the original on 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2021-06-13.

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