BATTLE OF REZANG LA

BATTLE OF REZANG LA

With ongoing India, China border conflict once again there is debate about military powers of both the nations. Historical lessons are available (according to china) from 1962 war when dragon troops had a victory and occupied Aksai chin. There are many reasons for the end result of 1962 war, it might be leadership existing that day, insufficient ammo, lack of modern war fare equipment, most importantly unprepared battle troops (not questioning the valor of Indian soldiers, remembering the scenes of Indian soldiers walked bare foot at war field ) other words failure of logistic supply.

Chinese state media is claiming India would handle the same disappointment if situation get worse.

         Here I want to share a battle scene of 1962, Rezang la is a mountain pass to reach Ladakh.

Rezang la is a site of last stand (when troops can't advance they make base at point and have to face all odds) for 13 Kumaon. Major Saithan singh is leading the company. Indian soldiers are guarding this place in 3 platoons (smallest military team) and they are expecting attack from chinese.
A total of 5000 chinese soldiers can easily outnumber 120 Indian sepoys. Unfortunately Indian troops dont even have artillary cover because of crest of ridge. Company led by Saitan singh can easily retreat and save there lives but they didn't choosed that path.

That paved a path to the world to witness GREATEST LONG STAND ever in the human history.

           November 18, morning 3:30 am (IST) The Peoples's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers equipped with heavy artillery support attacked Chushul. And to make fate worse a crest of ridge prevented Indian soldiers from lending support of artillery and leaving soldiers to fight alone. 

First wave of PLA troops hitted 2 platoons frontal leaving a heap of dead bodies of chinese soldiers at nullah (water body in that mountain pass), several hours later second wave of chinese soldiers hitted the paltoons, the fate repeated and chinese cant advance a single inch.

Maj. Saithan singh was leading his troops with an impeccable war strategy and holding enemy at the gates and crushing the troops which are trying to advance. By the time Indian troops have already exhausted ammo and now they have decided to fight bare hands. Third wave of chinese troops attacked with heavy artillery cover and mortor shelling.

120 Indian soldiers has killed more than 1300 chinese soldiers, shows there exemplory bravery and patroitism. Nullah is flooding with the blood of both the parties, only six Indian soldiers out of 120 are survived.

Ludakh still stands in Indian map because of these SHAHID's.

On November 21st China announced unilateral cease fire.

As a sacred memory to the heroes of Rezang la, 114 martyrs of 13 Kumaon who fouht last man, Last round, against Hordes of Chinese on November 18, 1962 was built by Indian army at Dharuhera Chowk in Rewari city.

Major Saithan singh was hanoured with Param veera chakra posthumously and company has awarded with 5 Veer chakras and 4 Sena medals.

Survived soldiers believes that they are alive only to tell the  story of 120 brave men who saved Ladakh from China and to pass it to the next generations.