OUR PURPOSE
PROJECT VIJAY
THE ROADMAP
may - june - july 1999
THE BREACH
1999 05 03
Local shepherds in Kargil alert the Indian Army about Pakistani troops and militants in the region.
KARGIL COORDINATE T-SHIRT
THE FATAL SEARCH
1999 05 05
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OP_VIJAY INITIATED
1999 05 10
Indian Army launches ‘Operation Vijay’. Pakistani army targeted Indian Army’s ammunition deposits in Kargil.
THE WOUNDED BIRD
1999 05 21
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THE FORCES UNITE
1999 05 24
The three operations - Operation Vijay , Operation Safed Sagar and talwar was launched together.
DROP THEM DOWN
1999 05 26
The first air-to-ground strikes by fighter aircraft of the IAF were launched on 26 May 1999 as a part of Operation Safed Sagar in support of 15 corps.
EJECT! EJECT! EJECT!
1999 05 27
The IAF suffered a double loss during a mission in the Kargil War. A MiG-27 malfunctioned and forced pilot Flt Lt Nachiketa Rao to eject, leading to his capture by Pakistan. Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja, in a separate MiG-21, attempted to locate Rao but was tragically shot down by a missile and killed by his captors.
ANOTHER MARTYR
1999 05 28
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THINGS GOING SOUTH
1999 06 01
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PEAK RECAPTURED
1999 06 02
Mirage 2000 attcked and helped to recapture the top of tololing feature.
THE KARGIL THEATRE
1999 06 03
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DIPLOMACY TO MILITARY
1999 06 12
As tensions rose along the Line of Control, diplomatic efforts stalled. Talks between the Indian and Pakistani Foreign Ministers reached a deadlock Meanwhile, the Indian Army bolstered its forces in the region. The 50th (Independent) Parachute Brigade, fresh from the Army reserves, arrived in Gumri and came under the command of 8 Division. This troop movement signaled a potential shift from diplomatic channels to military action.
POINT 4590
1999 06 13
2 Rajputana rifles and 56 Brigade recaptures Tololing feature and Point 4590.
THE HUMP
1999 06 14
On this day, The MIGHTY Indian Forces DEFEATS THE FOES & take CONTROL OF the ‘Hump’.
THE US INTERVENTION
1999 06 15
A very important meeting happened this day, United States President Bill Clinton urges Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to withdraw from the war.
RECON_5140
1999 06 18
Detailed reconnaisance at point 5140 by 13jak rifles was carried out- due to large scale size of objective, 18 garhwals from east, 1 naga from southwest and 13 jak from south was started.
DRAS REGAINED
1999 06 20
56 Brigade takes Point 5140 (Dras)
BATALIC RECLAIMED
1999 06 21
Indian army recaptured point 5203 - batalik sector.
RECAPTURED BLACK TOOTH
1999 06 22
1 naga finally recaptures black tooth.