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| date = 3–4 December 1971
| image = Knocked out Indian tank 1971.jpg
| caption = Pakistani soldier standing on a knocked out Indian [[T-55]] tank during the Battle of Hussainiwala in the [[Sulemanki Headworks|Sulemanki sector.]]
| casualties1 = 125 total casualties
| casualties2 = 99 total casualties
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The '''Battle of Hussainiwala''' was fought between India and Pakistan in the village of [[Hussainiwala]] as part of the western front of the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]. After fierce fighting, Hussainiwala was captured on 4 December 1971 by the 106th Infantry Brigade of the [[Pakistan Army|Pakistani Army]], and the defending Indian [[Punjab Regiment (India)|15 Punjab]] unit retreated with heavy losses.
== Prelude ==
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