COURTESYThe days that led up to the sweet joy of victorySome may argue, but Pakistan as a country had ceased to exist even before the war started on December 3, 1971. Prior to 1971, Pakistan Army had only one Army Division in East Pakistan, 14th division headquartered in Dhaka. The number of soldiers increased three-fold, from around 14,000 to over 45,000 before the war started. But things would change dramatically when Lt General Tikka Khan was appointed Corps Commander who arrived in March 1971 with additional responsibility as governor and martial law administrator of East Pakistan. In the counterattack, Pakistan Air Force, with only one squadron in East Pakistan, lost two of its fighter aircraft.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 15, 2020 18:56 UTC