| Battle of Turtuk | |||||||||
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| Part of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 India |
 Pakistan | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Unknown | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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Ladakh Scouts Nubra Guards |
Karakoram Scouts Gilgit Scouts | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 860-1,400 personnel | 500-700 personnel | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Heavy | Heavy | ||||||||
  Turtuk Location of the battle with geopolitical borders in present-day Ladakh | |||||||||
The Battle of Turtuk was a military engagement between India and Pakistan that took place during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Fighting between the two sides took place in Turtuk and its surrounding areas, then part of the Pakistani-administered Northern Areas in Kashmir. Following this battle, Indian forces captured Turtuk from Pakistan, which had controlled the area since the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948.[1] Per the Simla Agreement, Turtuk was incorporated into the erstwhile Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir, and formally became a part of Ladakh following the revocation of Article 370 by the Government of India in August 2019.
- ^ a b Col Y Udaya Chandar (Retd) (2 January 2018). Independent India's All the Seven Wars. Notion Press. p. 402. ISBN 9781948473224.
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