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1971 (August 15) — Operation Jackpot

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Naval commandos strike ports and waterways during the Liberation War.

On 15 August 1971, Bengali naval commandos launched simultaneous sabotage attacks at major river and sea ports, including Chittagong, Mongla, Chandpur, and Narayanganj. The operation disrupted Pakistani waterway communication and became a celebrated naval chapter of the war.[1][2]Evidence: Medium

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Naval commandos strike ports and waterways during the Liberation War.

Importance: HighPakistan Period and National AwakeningMovement: Language, autonomy, and liberationPlace: Bengal Region

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On 15 August 1971, Bengali naval commandos launched simultaneous sabotage attacks at major river and sea ports, including Chittagong, Mongla, Chandpur, and Narayanganj. The operation disrupted Pakistani waterway communication and became a celebrated naval chapter of the war.[1][2]Evidence: Medium

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Liberation War

The Liberation War of 1971 grew out of the denied majority verdict of the 1970 election, the March non-cooperation movement, and the Pakistan Army's 25 March crackdown. What followed was not a single battlefield episode but a combined political, military, and humanitarian rupture: a provisional government, sector-based armed resistance, mass displacement into India, and finally the defeat of Pakistani forces in December and the birth of Bangladesh.

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Key Figures

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M. A. G. Osmani

LeaderPerson

Commander-in-Chief of Bangladesh Forces

“He gave strategic shape to a people’s war.”

General M. A. G. Osmani served as commander-in-chief of the Bangladesh Forces during the Liberation War.

He coordinated the sector structure, regular forces, guerrilla operations, and the command relationship that turned scattered resistance into a national military effort.

His leadership gave the liberation forces an integrated command while preserving the flexibility of local operations.

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Mohammad Ruhul Amin

MartyrPerson

Bir Sreshtho (Naval Martyr)

“His final duty under fire became part of national military memory.”

As Engine Room Artificer of gunboat PNS Palash, he continued fighting during attack despite severe danger and was killed in action.

Naval operations in Khulna-Mongla theatre, December 1971.

He became a symbol of naval courage and sacrifice in the Liberation War.

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The operation disrupted maritime logistics and gave the war a high-profile riverine and naval dimension.

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Its memory shows that the Liberation War was fought through covert, naval, and infrastructure-targeted operations as well as land battles.

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On 15 August 1971, Bengali naval commandos launched simultaneous sabotage attacks at major river and sea ports, including Chittagong, Mongla, Chandpur, and Narayanganj. The operation disrupted Pakistani waterway communication and became a celebrated naval chapter of the war.

[1][2]Evidence: Medium

Operation Jackpot adds asymmetric naval warfare to the Liberation WarAn armed and political struggle for national independence. narrative.

[1][2]Evidence: Medium

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Operation Jackpot adds asymmetric naval warfare to the Liberation WarAn armed and political struggle for national independence. narrative.[1][2]Evidence: Medium