Operation Searchlight facts for kids
Operation Searchlight was a planned military operation by the Pakistan Army to stop the Bengali nationalist movement in East Pakistan in March of 1971. It was ordered by the government in West Pakistan. This was seen as the sequel to Operation Blitz which had been launched in November 1970.
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Operation Searchlight: The location of Pakistani targets in Dhaka on 25 March 1971. Map is not to exact scale.
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Operation Searchlight: The location of Pakistani targets in Chittagong on 25 March 1971. Map is not to exact scale.
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Operation Searchlight: Pakistan army operation 10 April – 19 June. Not to exact scale and some troop movements/location are indicative only.
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