Kargil order of battle

US Navy map of Kargil, 2008.

The Kargil war order of battle (KWORBAT), is a deposition and systematic combatant structure of the Indian Army troops and the unified Pakistan Armed Forces combat commands, active in the region in 1999. The Indian Army orbat is based on the publications provided by the Indian military authors, news media and official sources.

The Pakistan orbat is based on the intelligence information provided by the Pakistani media (both electronic and print media), military authors, and Pakistani documentaries made after the conflict. The Pakistan orbat does not include the separatist fighters who claimed by India to be also involved in fighting atop the peaks of Kargil, however, this claim has been strongly dismissed by the senior military commanders of Pakistan armed forces command, quoting that "all soldiers were the active duty personnel of the [Pakistan] armed forces.[1]

Indian Orbat

Indian Army

Northern Command

3 Infantry Division (Leh)

Kargil Theatre Artillery (these units took part in the war serving under various formations)

Other battalions[2]

Indian Air Force

Apart from the involvement of the Indian Army, the Indian Air Force (IAF) also participated in the Kargil War as part of Operation Safed Sagar.

Pakistan orbat

Initially, the Kargil order of battle was planned by the Directorate-General for Military Operaions (DGMO) Brigadier-General Nadeem Ahmed. However, after the IAF strike and Indian advancement in the region, the PAF and the Navy deployed and issued orders to their combat forces. Their missions were to conduct surveillance and air patrolling; no other combat units of PAF and Navy participated in the combat. The inter-services order of battle is mentioned in the table. According to the Pakistan news channels reports and military declassified information, the Kargil infiltration was comprehensively planned by the joint officers at the Joint staff Headquarters, a joint office secretariat which then-served under General Musharraf.

From the starting of the conflict, there were numerous inter-services meeting coordinated by the chairman joint chiefs, to Prime minister Nawaz Sharif. The controversy still surrounds in the military science circle of the Pakistan armed forces, with chief of naval staff and chief of air staff including key theatre commanders of army combatant corps, levelling up the accusations that the Kargil front was launched without their knowledge or confidence.

Army formation

PAF formation

Navy formation

References

  1. ↑ Aziz, Shahid (6 January 2013). "Putting our children in line of fire". The Nation. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  2. ↑ This list is compiled from newspaper and casualty reports.
  3. ↑ Nishan i Haider
  4. ↑ In the FCNA region from October 1998 onwards
  5. ↑ Lieven Dewitte. "PAF F-16s deployed in Skardu". July 3, 1999. General F-16 News. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  6. ↑ "Kargil Conflict and Pakistan Air Force". PAF operations. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  7. ↑ "Navy in Kargil war". GLobal war. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  8. ↑ Hiranandani, G.M. (2009). Transition to guardianship : the Indian navy 1991–2000. New Delhi: Published by Principal Director of Administration, Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Navy) [in association with] Lancer Publishers. ISBN 1-935501-26-7.

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