War And Remembrance: 25 Years Since Kargil

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In 1999, India and Pakistan fought a high-altitude battle on the icy heights of Kargil

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The conflict began when Pakistani troops infiltrated Indian positions across the Line of Control (LoC)

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In response, India launched Operations Vijay and Safed Sagar to reclaim the occupied territories

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Intense battles took place in Mushkoh, Dras, Kaksar, Batalik and Turtuk sectors of Kargil

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The Indian Army and Air Force were tasked to evict intruders positioned at 17,000 feet

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Large-scale mobilization of soldiers took place for the uphill battle that lasted for 2 months

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Air Force fighters and Army's Bofors guns carried out some of the intense bombing campaigns

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527 Indian soldiers were killed in action and over 1,300 were wounded

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Captain Vikram Batra, Lt Manoj Pandey, Rifleman Sanjay Kumar and Grenadier Yogendra Yadav were conferred with Param Vir Chakra

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Kargil Vijay Diwas is observed every year on July 26 to mark India's victory

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