Kargil Vijay Diwas 21st Anniversary: 10 Facts About Indo-Pak Military Conflict In 1999

India is observing the 21st Anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas on Sunday to pay tributes to the brave martyrs who laid down their lives to uphold and safeguard the sovereignty and integrity of the nation during the 1999 Kargil War. In honour of the glory and saga of the Bravehearts of the Indian Army who fell in the line of duty during the Kargil War, July 26 is also hailed as 'Kargil Vijay Diwas'. On the 21st Anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas, here are 10 key facts about the 1999 Kargil War The 1999 Kargil War was fought by the Indian Army to recapture and reclaim the strategically located heights and features well inside Indian territory in the Kargil and Dras sector of the Ladakh region, which were infiltrated by the Pakistan Army backed militants in the spring of 1999.Duration of the War The 1999 Kargil War was fought for over two months between the Indian Armed forces and the Pakistani Army backed militia in the Kargil-Dras sector of Ladakh region.The battleground of the Indo-Pak Kargil Military Conflict The 1999 Kargil War was fought in a highly mountainous and barren terrain amid the topsy- turvy ridgelines of the Kargil and Drass sector. Indian Army Launches Operation Vijay To Recapture Strategically Located Territories With the first set of reports on May 3-4 over infiltration in certain strategically located features / by Pakistani Army-backed militants well inside Indian territory in the Kargil-Dras sector, the Indian Army launched a massive offensive operation code-named 'Operation Vijay' on June 6 with the purpose of pushing back the adversary from the peaks and glacial heights. Bofors Guns Proved To Be Game-Changing Weapon During Kargil War The Kargil War saw the highly controversial but much famed Bofors Guns of the Indian Army's Artillery units being used to great effect in shelling and bombarding deep trenched enemy locations and also providing cover fire to infantry troops in carrying out daredevil assaults to eliminate the intruders and reclaim the lofty peaks occupied by the enemy.Operation Safed Sagar - Precision based Aerial Strikes On Enemy Hideouts The Indian Air Force carried out an Operation coded Safed Sagar to complement and augment the Indian Army's pursuit in recapturing the icy heights in the Kargil-Dras sector.