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Operation Vijay, (The) battle of Tololing & Pt. 5140



Udhampur (J&K),July 22,(Scoop News)_By the first week of May 99, it had become clear to the Indian army that Pakistani intruders were occupying a number of important Indian heights in the Dras, Kargil and Batalik Sectors. In the Dras sector, well entrenched enemy soldiers were directing precise artillery fire onto the Srinagar-Leh highway from Tololing.

Due to the domination of the feature, it was vital to capture this Complex at the earliest, both to prevent interdiction of the highway and also to act as a launch pad for further operations.

On May 20, 18 GRENADIERS was tasked to recapture Tololing and on May 21, the troops carried out reconnaissance and simultaneously dumped ammunition and supplies for the attack.

The attack on Tololing was launched on May 22 . Soon after, the Ghatak (Commando) platoon came under heavy fire 300 metres short of their objective.

Operations were also hindered by extremely bad weather throughout the night. Though one more company was moved up to assist the Ghatak platoon, no headway could be made due to heavy enemy fire.

In the wee hours of May 25, two companies were launched from the South West; they too drew heavy fire and were pinned down 400 metres short of the objective.

On May 26 and 27, helicopter gunships were used but proved to be ineffective and on May 28, a fresh attempt was made to capture Tololing along the South Eastern and South Western spurs. Despite some initial headway, the attack was soon stalled by accurate enemy fire.

At 2100 hours on May 30, intense artillery fire was brought down onto the objective. Next day, one Company and the Ghatak platoon once again launched their attacks. Throughout June 1st and 2nd, contact was maintained with the enemy. By now, the troops had been in battle for 10 days in the open, in extremely harsh weather conditions.

The fact that they continued to fight tenaciously speaks volumes of
their morale and determination. At 0300 hours on June 3, the battalion second-in-command personally led an attack and was martyred in the effort.

However, he had enabled the battalion in establishing a firm base 30 metres from the top.
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