Battle of Longewala
This T-59 was the first tank hit by the Punjab Regiment's RCL Gun during the 1971 Indo-Pak War. The tank was made into a memorial, at the exact spot it was stopped. Unlike 1965, most of the tanks that were hit at Longewala were left standing where they had stopped. Even today, some of the tanks can be seen lying in the elements in the desert.
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