It was the site of a major tank battle in 1965 resulting it also being known as the graveyard of tanks. Created and Managed by :-
Tejwinder Singh Virdi
KHEMKARAN :-
The 1965 Indo-Pakistani War was witness to the largest tank battle in military history since World War II. This battle led to the creation of Patton Nagar (or Patton City) at the site of the battle viz., Khemkaran. This is because man
y Patton tanks fielded by the Pakistani forces were either captured or destroyed at the scene. GEOGRAPHY :-
Khemkaran is located at 31.16°N 74.66°E. HISTORY :-
Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib (1621-1675) Ninth Sikh Prophet visited Khem Karan and Stayed here a local Built a Well in Memory of Guru Sahib a Old Building Gurdwara Stood here which in 1965 during the Indo-Pak war The Pakistani Army Captured Khem Karan Town The Locals Fled. The Pakistani Army damaged The Historic Gurdwara Much Damage was done to it it was when the Indian Army Arrived and After a battle the Indian Army won the battle Pushing the Pakistani Army out from this Area that the Sikhs Repaired the Gurdwara and Renovated it again. Before the partition Khem Karan used to be in Lahore District During the Partition it was Given to Amritsar Sahib to East Punjab (India). INDO PAK WAR (1965) :-
The tank battles of 1965 form part of military history as the most intense armored battles between the end of World War II and the 1991 Gulf War. Close to a thousand tanks, on both sides, took part in the pitched battles and offensives. At the start of the war, Indian strength was limited to one armored division and one independent armored brigade, along with six armored regiments supporting infantry divisions. Pakistan had two armored divisions, with the then very modern M-48 Patton tanks. India had an equivalent tank in the Centurion, but their strength was limited to only four armored regiments. PATTON NAGAR :-
Destroyed Pakistani tanks arranged at "Patton Nagar"
Near the Bhikhiwind village in the Khemkaran area, a strip of land was called Patton Nagar for a short while in 1965.[3] It was here that more than 60 tanks of the Pakistani army were displayed at the end of the September India-Pakistan conflict. The Pakistan Army tanks were captured at the Battle of Asal Uttar by India's 4 Mountain Division and it became a memorial to the Pakistani tanks being bogged down in the marshes during the 1965 War. The tanks were displayed for some time after which they were shipped to various cantonments and army establishments for display as war trophies.
