bls31
November 28th, 2014, 12:21 PM
16th December 1971 was a day to remember in more ways than one. The daybreak came not with bright sun-shine but with a severe storm raging in its full fury, it was more like a tornado with the corrugated tin-sheets from various structures around getting uprooted from their moorings by the force of the wind and flying around like unguided missiles.
Coming out of my hut I was buffeted by the strong gusts of the wind, crouching low and struggling against the wind force I slowly made my way to the mess for breakfast. However, the mess was in a mess with soot every where. No breakfast could be served that morning as the strong gusts of wind flowing in and out of the kitchen made it impossible to light the stove.
[1] (http://www.jatland.com/forums/#_ftn1)Down below in the planes of the then East Pakistan birth of Bangla Desh had taken place and the post-delivery calm prevailing. It was all quiet once again after days, months and years of killings of the locals prolonged fighting by the Mukti Bahini and a short fight with Indian forces when 90,000 odd of the Pakistani Army had surrendered to India Armed forces.
[1] (http://www.jatland.com/forums/#_ftnref1) On 27 March (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_27) 1971 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971), Ziaur Rahman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziaur_Rahman), a rebellious major in the Pakistani army, declared the independence of Bangladesh on behalf of Mujibur. In April, exiled Awami League leaders formed a government-in-exile (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government-in-exile) in Boiddonathtola (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boiddonathtola&action=edit&redlink=1) of Meherpur (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meherpur). The East Pakistan Rifles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Pakistan_Rifles), an elite paramilitary force (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramilitary_force), defected (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defector) to the rebellion. A guerrilla (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerrilla_warfare) troop of civilians, the Mukti Bahini (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukti_Bahini), was formed to help the Bangladesh Army (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Army). On 27 March (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_27) 1971 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971), the Prime Minister of India (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_India), Indira Gandhi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indira_Gandhi), expressed full support of her government to the struggle for independence by the people of East Pakistan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Pakistan). The East Pakistan-India border was opened to allow refugees (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugees) safe shelter in India.On the evening of Sunday, 3 December (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_3), the Pakistani air force launched sorties on (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Chengiz_Khan) eight airfields in north-western India. India started flying sorties to Pakistan by midnight. On the Eastern front, the Indian Army joined forces with the Mukti Bahini to form the Mitro Bahini (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitro_Bahini) ("Allied Forces"); the next day the Indian forces responded with a massive coordinated air (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Pakistan_Air_Operations,_1971), sea, and land assault on the West Pakistani Army in East Pakistan. The war ended with the surrender of the Pakistani military to the allied forces of India and Bangladesh. Bangladesh became an independent nation.
Read more in the print or E book edition of my book 'A solders Journey in life with Two Wives' BLs 31
Coming out of my hut I was buffeted by the strong gusts of the wind, crouching low and struggling against the wind force I slowly made my way to the mess for breakfast. However, the mess was in a mess with soot every where. No breakfast could be served that morning as the strong gusts of wind flowing in and out of the kitchen made it impossible to light the stove.
[1] (http://www.jatland.com/forums/#_ftn1)Down below in the planes of the then East Pakistan birth of Bangla Desh had taken place and the post-delivery calm prevailing. It was all quiet once again after days, months and years of killings of the locals prolonged fighting by the Mukti Bahini and a short fight with Indian forces when 90,000 odd of the Pakistani Army had surrendered to India Armed forces.
[1] (http://www.jatland.com/forums/#_ftnref1) On 27 March (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_27) 1971 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971), Ziaur Rahman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziaur_Rahman), a rebellious major in the Pakistani army, declared the independence of Bangladesh on behalf of Mujibur. In April, exiled Awami League leaders formed a government-in-exile (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government-in-exile) in Boiddonathtola (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boiddonathtola&action=edit&redlink=1) of Meherpur (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meherpur). The East Pakistan Rifles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Pakistan_Rifles), an elite paramilitary force (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramilitary_force), defected (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defector) to the rebellion. A guerrilla (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerrilla_warfare) troop of civilians, the Mukti Bahini (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukti_Bahini), was formed to help the Bangladesh Army (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Army). On 27 March (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_27) 1971 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971), the Prime Minister of India (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_India), Indira Gandhi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indira_Gandhi), expressed full support of her government to the struggle for independence by the people of East Pakistan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Pakistan). The East Pakistan-India border was opened to allow refugees (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugees) safe shelter in India.On the evening of Sunday, 3 December (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_3), the Pakistani air force launched sorties on (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Chengiz_Khan) eight airfields in north-western India. India started flying sorties to Pakistan by midnight. On the Eastern front, the Indian Army joined forces with the Mukti Bahini to form the Mitro Bahini (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitro_Bahini) ("Allied Forces"); the next day the Indian forces responded with a massive coordinated air (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Pakistan_Air_Operations,_1971), sea, and land assault on the West Pakistani Army in East Pakistan. The war ended with the surrender of the Pakistani military to the allied forces of India and Bangladesh. Bangladesh became an independent nation.
Read more in the print or E book edition of my book 'A solders Journey in life with Two Wives' BLs 31