Revisiting The Battle Of Rezang La
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- Опубликовано: 19 ноя 2021
- NEW DELHI: Amidst the continuing India-China standoff in eastern Ladakh, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a revamped war memorial at Rezang La, where one of the fiercest battles was fought during the Chinese invasion 59 years ago. A small band of Indian troops was outnumbered by the marauding Chinese but not before rewriting a new chapter in exemplary courage. In this episode of ‘Simply Nitin’, StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale revisits the battle of Rezang La.
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Nitin, yes, battle of Rezanga la was a futile battle for lost cause, but it poured a bucketful of ice cold water on head of Chinese psyche . Chinese leaders realized what Indian army can do and what is resolve. Till battle of Rezang la PLA was considering IA as pushover but there at Rezang la they saw steel nerve of Indian soldiers and leadership of Indian army officer. My humble tribute to " veeron ke veer, veer Ahir." Jai Hind, Jai bharat ki sena.
Saie corp
Yes, I agree. It isn't the win or loss, but what it made Chinese to do - rethink, before mounting another attack.
Fact - Indian Army was routed out by the PLA in 1962 regardless of what happened at Rezang La : ruclips.net/video/xthe53TvFg4/видео.html
Keep crowing in MASSIVE HUMILIATING DEFEAT, Jai Hind!
@@lbonan
Yes. You're very right. That was 1962 (& the WHOLE WORLD knows the facts & ground situation & there is nothing that India hides ).
SO WHAT? This is 2021, not 1962. People who lived then are dead & buried now. Do you mean to say that they be exhumed? Why don't you join them too? You belong there.
If ever, most Indians were sad that 1962 happened & unhappy too, stabbed by a so-called friend.
There is no "natural" friendship between the two peoples (it was never cultivated; I am frank). PRC has all the time running down India & that India will never ever forget.
Indians of this generation are thankful to PRC for giving India a wake-up call & India is fully prepared.
PRC has all along been indulging in a futile exercise of frightening (like a ghost) India. It developed it into a fine art form. Many millions here (of the 139O millions) are cowed down by this Chinese grandstanding. But the overwhelming majority wanted to get back their lost lands as well as to "liberate" Tibet (Tibetans aren't Chinese). PRC may have 100 times the figures of India in everything, but India too isn't something to be dismissed away (only PRC could do in its utter foolishness). If PRC has developed over the decades, so too is India. There are many factors that PRC can't even compete with India & India knows that.
Whatever it is, let both the armed forces meet in the battle-fields. This is a challenge.
@@lbonan Thanx for highlighting facts. Since you have written Jai Hind at the end of comments I presume you are Indian, but your mother is Indian or father is Indian isn't known.
Yes, Indian political leadership and military leadership lost their nerve in 1962 and was routed, but not Indian soldiers. They made supreme sacrifice facing certain death and defeat. Same soldiers in 1967 at nathu la made Chinese eat their xxxx when military leadership was high. Yes, we Indians do celebrate our Defeat more than our victory and pay tribute to our fallen heroes. It is Chinese who couldn't pay tribute to their fallen comrades.
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Yes, the fallen were pawns for incompetent politicians & Generals who had ulterior motives. Poor jaswans just want to feed their families but died in vain. May their souls rest in peace🙏🙏🙏
India should avoid harbouring the past....let bygone be bygone....start a fresh & develop to be another China. Together - India & China - will bring peace to the world instead of Western Colonialism that imprisoned & brings untold sufferings to mankind.
Your enermy is not China but the West, your Politicians & inapt Generals.
As a former officer of a howitzer battalion, I can vouch the jaswans are sitting ducks with their immovable M777 from counter-strikes by artillery & now drones & missiles. The key to survival in an artillery unit is shoot & scoot, i.e., hit & run. Remaining in one position is suicide. So much for the IA doctrine & abilities of your Generals.
It doesn't matter whether it was Rezang La or Natu La, the sad thing was unnecessary deaths of frontline personnel on both sides.
In the next war between India & China, your jaswans will be annihilated by China according to this wise Indian ex-Artillery Officer: ruclips.net/video/UK919CyzA5E/видео.html
They ran out of ammunition...they ran out of men ...but they never ran out of raw COURAGE......they will never run out of our memories. RIP bravehearts. Lest we forget.
Someone said: Our Flag does not fly because the wind moves it - It flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it. Jai hind🇮🇳
Its not futile Nitin, this is an inspiration for generations to come.
By his logic life is futile.....we.die in the end...fir kya fayda
@@rohitkashyap7476 they didn't die in vain .... It is an inspiration for youths like us who wants to join army and adore and love them for serving their motherland .
In war u either lose or win ,but remember what could have happened ,if those bravehearts who had family waiting decided not to fight and run .
1.it would have boosted enemy moral & vice-versa to Indian army.
2.more life and area would have been lost .
3.china said that it was the battle of rezang la where they lost most men and ammunition and were demotivated by the fact that 120 men with second world war equipments manage to kill 1300 Chinese soldiers .
Their sacrifice leads to where India is now .Every failure gives a learning experience . 🙏🙏🙏
@@rohitkashyap7476 one day everyone must die , but die with the courage and respect is the most important thing and these yadavs die with dignity and respect, same courage is now in the blood of their sons and daughters , i think a regiment should be made in support of these martyrs, #AHIR_Regiment
Nitin ji ..we are not ashamed of this lost war,,it may be a lost war for so many but in every front Our forces fought bravely till we ran out of ammunition's or men in those inhospitable terrain...we are very proud of these Brave and daring Ahirrs ...we are proud of them ...Making Rezang-La War Memorial is best thing by the Govt..Everyone of us will visit that place in our lifetime...RIP Brave hearts...You all will be remembered ...Jai HInd
Respect and gratitude to Major Shaitan Sing and his me. RIP.
"How can a man die better,
Than facing fearful odds,
For the ashes of his fathers,
And temples of his gods"
[inscribed at Rezang La]
62 loss was for those in the ministry..not for the forces....
Well said sir. It is a loss of war for idiotic Nehru not Indian Army.
YOU ARE DOING A VERY GOOD JOB, SIR.
Rezangla battle was of :'BRAVES & BRAVES'. Even the medals awarded cannot surpass the bravery of Rezangla's Charlie Company. Gupta
one day everyone must die , but die with the courage and respect is the most important thing and these yadavs die with dignity and respect, same courage is now in the blood of their sons and daughters , i think a regiment should be made in support of these martyrs, #AHIR_Regiment
@12:47 India wasn't miscalculating. Only 2 persons who were.....
Thank you Nitin Sir excellent as always. My pranams to 13 Kumaon for their last stand. One small point if I may (feel free to correct me if Im wrong). As per NDTV website Lt Col Shrikant Hasnabis (then Major) was posted at Galwan (not Rezang la) along with 60 men. It was hopeless as he was surrounded on all sides by the Chinese about 2000 in number. His post was undefendable and overrun in short time. He was POW for 7 months.
You are right. I know. I did that documentary for NDTV in 2012. I showed him in the context of Galwan only. Pl listen again
@@nitingokhale184 When I wrote this I thought you must have written that article on NDTV in 2012 and I was proved right. Thank you for the correction. Best wishes.
Very few news channels who still remember these battles 🙏 Simply Nitin ☑️
The battle at Chushul wasn't lost. A position was over run with 120 dead on India's side, 300+ on China's side, and surely more than that wounded. Many wounded Chinese probably died on the way back to base camp, and on the way back east for proper medical treatment. Many probably died of frostbite. In fighting to death, the Company caused China such a logistics hurdle that it is not surprising Chushul is now on the India side of the line of actual control. C company set a benchmark which China surely fears today. Gaining a square metre of territory from India likely requires a cubic metre of Chinese blood. That is the calculus China has learnt from war with India.
Agreed on every points, except Chinese casualties, even Chinese admitted 500.
1962 was not Indian army defeat but the government not giving priority to upkeep the defence forces. ILL equipped army was sent to fight a superior enemy and fight against the odds. Guns were .303 of WW 2 era enemy had automatic guns, under fed, no winter gear, no back ups or arty support. Nitin I have followed you for a long time well done on the Arunachal series. Please bring more in depth and grass root news or series of the armed forces. Good job!
The gun(indian defence forces) was fully loaded but the shooter (indian government) never fired. Hence we lost the gun.
The Police used 303 in Mumbai Terror attacks.....imagine...
Thanks a ton Nitin , we have a lot to be ashamed for as a nation but Rezangla has to come somewhere at the top of the list.
am sure to visit the memorial
Nitin Ghokale sir, Thank you for sharing the details. Please support Nitin Ghokale sir and team
Jai hind🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
I remember reading the exploits of Maj. Shaitan Singh and his soldiers during the 1962 war. I was studying in 8th class then. Used to wait for the newspaper to arrive.
sir if you know more about that day 18 November 1962 please mail me the information, I'm from the same area #ahirwal from where all the martyrs came from
I am your big fan sir.🇮🇳
Nice program. Thank you.
Jai Hind
Salute
i am proud...to be an indian
Sir you are doing a great service to the nation more then a soldier salute🙏
Jai Hind🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
Big salute and tribute to fallen martry troops .🙏
Is the Rezang la open to civilians? What is the process to go there?
Want to pay homeage to the bravehearts of the charlie company who fought that epic battle.
any Indian can visit.
Yup..
we should also make films on these battles, and standoff.
Major Shaitan Singh Bhati is a true national hero. He should be awarded a Bharat Ratna.
Very well described. Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Please make a video about the infamous Henderson Brooke's report....the nation needs to know
Jaihind 🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍🏽
जय जवान जय किसान जय भारत
Very good report , thanks
Our pleasure!
These are small things....for a country to undertake.....
Why did we take so long for a war memorial in Delhi and the one in Rezang La.....
Excellent,coverage. Nitin is doing a great job for the nation
You are my favourite Sir.
Excellent recognition for those who died. However nothing has changed on the ground. China remains a menace and Indian politicians remain scared yet steadfast towards action if needed. No longer do they need to, or should, pander to the Chinese. The armed forces should be supported by all Indian to prevent the Chinese from gaining territory. India has lost enough.
Wonderful presentation-as usual
So nice of you
Jai Hind....... Jai Hind ki Sena
great content sir!
Much appreciated!
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As a Chinese Major Shaitan Singh has won my respect as well. I hope Indians can have the privilege of reading the story of the Chinese side too, as I always want to hear the story of Indian side . If we listen to both sides of story, we may get closer to the true picture of the story.
Phase I of 1962 war was from 20th Oct to 28th Oct. China won but stopped, and offered India for peaceful negotiation. However, India refused China's offer and requested USA for help. Then Phase II of the War from 16th November to 21st Nov started. Again China won, but China ceasefired unilaterally. China returned all the captured Indian military equipment and the Indian captives. China even fulled the Indian tanks with oil and returned to India. The food offered to Indian captives was even better than that of PLA.
Sir , can you make videos for academic perspective like India's relation with neighborhood countries, organizations, Africa, Quad,Europe, Middle East problem etc. for UPSC & UPPCS upcoming exams. 🤔
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Nobody can question the resolve of any single Indian and its army of lions.....
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Gratitude to Major Shaitan Singh , Veron ke veer hamari Kumaon Regiment... And could you please correct the spelling of Magar Hill. Magar and Gurung are castes among Gorkhas. Jai Hind !
Thank You for pointing this out
Is this war memorial on the actual place or this has been on Chinese territory as Spangur tso is on Chinese side?
Maybe he was naughty during his childhood so named shaitan by parents 😆
But his bravery is 🔥🔥🔥🔥
shaitan in this part of india punjab and haryana also called to kid who are clever and naughty in nature. punjabi mein kehte hain " Ah munda bada shaitan a" it does not mean like devil
🇨🇳🇨🇳 became a coward after getting beaten black and blue in the battle of Rezangla by strong 🇮🇳🇮🇳 😜😜🤣🤣😅🔥🔥
Sorry, Nitin.
It was never considered as a "shameful" action.
India wasn't caught "unawares".
Take Nehru's name for the sheer stupidity of inaction and ignoring professional military advice. He had Gen. Kaul commanding IV Corps, an ASC officer 🙄🙄
Devil doesn't always mean evil, Devil could just be the dark crazy depth of the unknown. In those freezing heights, without proper winter clothing and limited in numbers & equipment, Maj. Shaitan and his troops harnessed powers unknown to all of us. Crazy brave devils they were. Even the devil number 13 of their regiment.
Shaitan is Satan for Arabs....
In current galwan valley skirmish Indian troops went inside Chinese occupied territory which Pakistanis and Chinese are foolishly making it public and after learning new facts I found that Chinese tried to do something very stupid weird mistake which enraged the top CO's and Indian troops on the ground which resulted in a bloody skirmish, But this raised more questions in my mind if such operation was sanctioned why weren't extra support was not on the ground and why wave after wave Indian troops went deep inside galwan valley which under China's occupation but PM didn't even mentioned it and why opposition political parties and retired army officers said on public that China came inside Indian territory and captured more Indian territory which was already lost during Nehru era and more during UPA era because satellite maps don't lie it's opposite its the Indian army which retain back lost land from the clutches of China...
Sir,make video on chinese settlement in Arunachal pradesh.
sir its 1400 Chinese were killed in that war , how Chinese government would agreed on their heavy casuality , official number is always very less than the original number
Sincere thanks to Mr Gokhale but few of the details u provided are not factually correct. First the headcount of Indian soldiers who survived and later escaped from chinese detention and second , the number of chinese soldiers killed in this battle was around 1300 supported by other 3000+ troops.
Jai Hind
Why not say several hundred Chinese troops killed? Fact - Indian Army was routed out by the PLA in 1962 regardless of what happened at Rezang La : ruclips.net/video/xthe53TvFg4/видео.html
Ladakh needs quality tourists n not large quantities of tourists otherwise system will collapse
With due respect to you, no battle where a soldier gives his life can be termed a Hopeless battle just because it did not have a major objective. These men voluntarily decided not to withdraw and fought to the end. The military did not lose. A soldier without winter clothing and outdated weaponry with no connectivity lost to a better equipped enemy superior in number and armaments. We lost because of likes of Nehru Menon and Kaul. Please listen to the stories from those still alive and give us their view not yours. I normally respect your contributions, but this time you came way short…..
There were 2 survivors in battle of rezangla, not one
We beat the Chinese in 1967. First 1962. It is down& dusted.
All this talk of the past does nothing
Focus and work in the present to make the future strong. China should not even think of the border with India for the next 50 years. That would be strength.
I watches 1:25x 😂
You are talking stupid Nitin. Even Chinese admitted 500 fatalities (highest of 1962) and in couple of days, 21st of November, they went for unilateral cease fire, without any interference from UN or Super Power. This resistance broke the backbone of their resolve. Every soldier was carrying 600 bullets (as per Hindu newspaper) so what is wrong in 1300 Chinese fatalities? Please do some research before you speak on such serious topic.