Battle of Tiger Hill

Part of Kargil War

Date	1999
Location	Kargil district, in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Result	Decisive Indian victory

Belligerents

Indian Army

Pakistan Army

Units involved

18 Grenadiers
8 Sikh
2 Naga

Casualties and losses

38 killed

92 killed
2 escaped

The Battle of Tiger Hill encompasses the battles fought in and around the peak of Tiger Hill between the Indian Army and the Pakistan Army from the final week of May till second week of June 1999, during the Kargil War. The battle, with the concomitant battle for the adjoining peak of Tololing, culminated in Indian forces capturing Tiger Hill.

Indian battalions involved in the operation included 18 Grenadiers, 2 Naga, and 8 Sikh.

To launch an offensive and repel the Pakistani intruders from Tiger Hill, three battalions of the Indian Army, namely 18 Grenadiers, 2 Naga, and 8 Sikh, were chosen to assault the peak with support from the Regiment of Artillery. The total assault required over 200 troops, who received rear support from a further 2,000 troops. 18 Grenadiers further sub-divided themselves into Alpha, Charlie, and Ghatak companies when they carried out the assault on 3 July 1999 to attack from the rear. In the final assault at the Tiger Hill top, ten Pakistani soldiers were killed while two escaped. Five Indian soldiers also died in the battle. The whole operation lasted 36 hours. By 6:50 am on 4 July, the Indians had re-captured Tiger Hill (Point 4660). In all, 38 Indian troops were killed in action, while 92 Pakistani troops were killed in action.

Yogendra Singh Yadav of 18 Grenadiers was awarded the highest military honour of the Indian Republic, the Param Vir Chakra.

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