Overview

• Fought near Khem Karan from September 8–10, 1965, the battle ended in a decisive Indian victory that crippled Pakistan’s 1st Armoured Division.
• Interviews cited by The Indian Express report early Pakistani disarray, including delayed crossings, refusals to advance and commanders suffering collapses.
• Indian forces used deliberate flooding, sugarcane concealment, anti‑tank teams and a U‑shaped defense with coordinated armour, artillery and IAF strikes.
• India Today reports 97 tanks captured, including 72 Pattons, and the battlefield became the Patton Nagar tank graveyard at Bhikkiwind.
• Company Quartermaster Havildar Abdul Hamid destroyed multiple Patton tanks with a jeep‑mounted recoilless gun before being killed in action.