Bangladesh Liberation War

BelligerentsBangladesh
India(after 3 Dec.)PakistanCommanders and leadersPolitical:
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Syed Nazrul Islam
Tajuddin Ahmad
Indira Gandhi

Military:
M. A. G. Osmani
M. A. Rab
A. K. Khandker
Ziaur Rahman
K. M. Shafiullah
Khaled Mosharraf
Sam Manekshaw
Jagjit Singh Aurora

Political:
Yahya Khan
Tikka Khan
Nurul Amin
Abdul Motaleb Malik
Tridev Roy

Military:
Abdul Hamid Khan
A. A. K. Niazi
Rao Farman Ali
Khadim Hussain Raja

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Militias:
Ghulam Azam
Syed Khwaja Khairuddin
Motiur Rahman Nizami
Fazlul Chaudhry(POW)Units involvedMukti Bahini
Indian Armed Forces

Pakistan Armed Forces

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Paramilitary and Militias:

• Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan
• East Pakistan Central Peace Committee
• East Pakistan Civil Armed Force
• Razakars
• Al-Badr
• Al-Shams
• Mujahid Bahini
• Pakistan Democratic Party

Proxies:

• Mizo Rebels

Strength 175,000
250,000 ~91,000 regular troops
280,000 paramilitary forces
~25,000 militiamenCasualties and losses ~30,000 killed
1,426–1,525 killed
3,611–4,061 wounded 5,866 killed
~10,000 wounded
90,000–93,000 captured (including 79,676 troops and 10,324–12,192 local militiamen)Civilian deaths: Estimates range between 300,000 and 3,000,000.