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	BHARAT RAKSHAK MONITOR: Volume 3(6)
		Tololing, a naked mountain, loomed large rising to 16000 feet, overlooking the town of Drass.
		It became imperative that Tololing had to be cleared first to reduce the threat to the highway and also to provide a foothold to recover the surrounding peaks.
		Tololing was still vulnerable to a counter attack from the Hump.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /MONITOR/ISSUE3-6/lns.html (1867 words)

	The Tololing battle---Kargil War
		With good reason: once Tololing was taken, it took just six days for Indian troops to notch up a string of successes by evicting well-entrenched intruders on four nearby outposts with names that have become the talking point of cocktail circuits and village gatherings -- Point 4590, Rocky Knob, Hump and Point 5140.
		The month-long battle is already being likened to the epic battle for the Haji Pir pass in the 1965 war.
		The ferocity of the Tololing battle is a surefire indicator of how army commanders grossly miscalculated the strength and sustaining power of the intruders.
	www.kashmir-information.com /Heroes/tololing.html (1836 words)

	Rediff On The NeT: Major General Ashok K Mehta on the Tololing battle
		The capture of Tololing heights on June 21 culminating in the battle for Point 5140 is just the beginning of the long haul.
		The battle of Tololing ridge is a classic re-enactment of first securing a toe-hold on the ridge before attempting the pinnacle.
		It was attacked from three directions: along Tololing ridge and from the north and west of it along extremely difficult and precipitous approaches.
	www.rediff.com /news/1999/jun/25ashok.htm (921 words)

	Key peak taken, noose around Tiger Hill Tightens
		Though Peak 4700, crucial for the recovery of Tiger Hill, was captured this morning, the battle is still on to clear the spur and the ridgeline.
		Taking this peak was essential but ever since the infiltrators were ousted from Tololing and Point 5140, they had fortified their defences on 4700 very effectively.
		What followed was a fierce bunker-to-bunker battle in which two more officers and at least 22 jawans were killed.
	www.jammu-kashmir.com /archives/archives1999/99june29b.html (515 words)

	Where heroes lost
		Most of the battle honours went to infantry battalions - a fact that is not surprising, given that they did the bulk of the actual fighting.
		Within telephoto-lens range of the national highway, the fighting there had received a great deal of media attention, and the reoccupation of Tiger Hill was represented as the single greatest triumph of the war.
		While battle and theatre honours are intended to honour valour and performance, they also enable an assessment of just which brigades of the Indian Army registered the highest levels of combat success: where the cutting-edge of the higher command succeeded or failed.
	www.flonnet.com /fl2303/stories/20060224003303800.htm (1618 words)

	Charminar.com :: Hyderbad News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		In a series of assaults, it captured Tololing ridge - which market the first victory of the war.
		The war was reaching a crescendo and the climax was the fall of Tiger Hill in July to the 18th Grenadiers.
		This battle too had a young hero 18-year-old Yoginder Yadav who sustained 18 bullet wounds but won the peak.
	www.charminar.com /news_charminar/national4-article07-28-05.htm (328 words)

	1999 Kargil Conflict
		The battle terrain of 'Operation Vijay' is dominated by high altitude peaks and ridgelines most of which are over 16000 ft. This region is part of the 'cold desert' region of Ladakh.
		The first major ridgeline to fall was Tololing in the Drass sub-sector on June 13, 1999 which was captured after several weeks of bitter fighting.
		The capture of the Tololing complex paved the way for successive assaults to be launched on the Tiger Hill complex from several directions.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/war/kargil-99.htm (3558 words)

	Rediff On The NeT: Indian troops recapture strategic Tololing ridgeline
		After 21 days of intense fighting, the Indian Army achieved its most significant success till date by clearing the vital Tololing ridgeline in overnight operations even as the Group of Eight vindicated New Delhi's position on Pakistan's armed intrusion into the Kargil sector and called upon Islamabad to respect the Line of Control.
		Though the ground troops are now well entrenched on this strategic feature, the highest on the Tololing ridge, they are still waging a pitched battle with the retreating Pakistani soldiers and Afghan mercenaries who are engaging the position with artillery and mortar fire.
		Tololing, in Drass sub-sector of Kargil, was won by Indian troops on May 29.
	www.indiaabroad.com /news/1999/jun/20kash3.htm (472 words)

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		Somewhere from the direction of Tololing, flares were fired.
		As the battle raged all around us, I flew with the army aviation cheetahs, shooting film after film.
		Surrounded by his men, they sounded the regiment's battle cry, a scene that we used to wrap up the final film.
	www.indiaprofile.com /people/kargil.htm (1967 words)

	Badri Pastimes: Line of Control (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		I came to deal with the facts of Pakistan attempted inflitration along the line of control in Kashmir and third consecutive battle lost with India.
		The movie was mainly about JAT and Grenadier troops fighting to take control of Tololing, Drass, Kargil, Batalik and Tiger Hill.
		Drass, Kargil and Batalik are bordering Indian administered Kashmir, while Tololing and Tiger hill are actually in the Line of Control.
	badri.blogspot.com /2003/12/line-of-control.html (518 words)

	History Of Ancient, Medieval And Modern India.
		On September 6, the 15th Infantry Division of the Indian Army, under World War II veteran Major General Prasad battled a massive counterattack by Pakistan near the west bank of the Ichhogil Canal (BRB Canal), which was a de facto border of India and Pakistan.
		The battle plans drafted by the Ministry of Defence and General Chaudhari, did not specify a role for the Indian Air Force in the order of battle.
		Veteran analysts argued that the battle was fought at heights where only seasoned troops could survive, so poorly equipped "freedom fighters" would neither have the ability nor the wherewithal to seize land and defend it.
	www.bharatadesam.com /history/india_pakistan_wars.php (8964 words)

	CNN - Kashmir protests heat up as Indian commandos enter mountains - June 19, 1999
		Anticipating a long battle, the Indian military rushed reinforcements to the front-line town of Kargil, to the east of Srinagar.
		Indian soldiers also recovered the body of a Pakistani soldier in the area north of Tololing, which was recaptured last week, he said.
		Soldiers were battling fiercely to capture the other two from the militants in bunkers firing downhill on Indian military camps and advancing troops.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/asiapcf/9906/19/india.pakistan.02 (743 words)

	India Kargil war. A thorough analysis. StrategyPage.com
		Tololing Peak was the dominant position in the sector as it directly overlooked the highway.
		The Battle of Tololing was intially carried out by 18 grenadiers on May 22, 1999 and was unsucessful.
		Pt 5410 located east of Tololing and closer to the LOC was captured by 1 Naga Regiment.
	www.strategypage.com /messageboards/messages/72-17011.asp (1146 words)

	Remember Kargil ?
		Out of sheer exhaustion, soldiers lay on the freezing ground, close to the bodies of their dead comrades.
		Jockeying for peaks was on, as was the battle on two fronts - against the landmines laid by the retreating enemy and the forces of nature.
		One year later, the battle against both are still claiming their victims.
	www.indiavarta.com /kargil/kargil.asp?id=IEH20000526013712 (667 words)

	A long haul ahead
		The battle for Kargil is getting rapidly transformed into a war for the future of Jammu and Kashmir, one that could have profound consequences for the future of the State.
		The 4,950-metre summit in the Tololing mountains in the Drass sub-sector has finally been taken by Indian troops; elsewhere in the are a Indian troops are now so close to Pakistan-held positions that air support is impossible.
		The battle for Kargil is getting rapidly transformed into a war for the future of Kashmir.
	www.flonnet.com /fl1613/16130100.htm (2608 words)

	CNN - India continues fighting infiltrators in Kashmir - June 23, 1999
		Troops fought pitched battles with heavily armed guerrillas in the Batalik enclave and artillery guns pounded their positions in Turtuk, Chabutla and Kaksar, near the cease-fire line that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan, officials said.
		Defense analysts say the battle in Kashmir could drag on until September with estimates of daily expenses ranging from 250 million to one billion rupees ($6 million - $23 million).
		Defense officials said troops who had recaptured Tololing ridge in the Drass enclave were preparing to take the strategic Tiger Hills nearby.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/asiapcf/9906/23/kashmir.01 (672 words)

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	www.indiaabroad.com /columna.htm (1542 words)

	Janus faced Pakistan - New Delhi Press File
		The Tololing ridge is another stronghold of the intruders and is not far away.
		For the armed forces and the religious ideologues in Pakistan, the battle for Kargil is important in a more fundamental sense.
		For them, it is not just a contest between the Indian effort to maintain the status quo and the Pakistani bid for map-making in Kashmir.
	www.indianembassy.org /new/NewDelhiPressFile/Kargil_June_1999/Janus_faced_Pak.htm (1120 words)

	Battle Within Indian Army At Kargil - Pakistani Defence Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		In the initial stages of the Kargil conflict, when the Army was trying to assess the extent of Pakistan's intrusion, another war was also in progress.
		But it is well-known that success came only when additionaltroops of other formations were inducted.Apparently, no preparations for a battle of this magnitude in the area had been made.
		In the Batalik sector, Brig Singh claims, when a platoon of 3 Punjab discovered the intrusion, he took immediate action to push troops along certain passes and also mobilised troops to encircle the enemy by placing them on certain heights (Point 5285 in Sq NQ 1292 and Point 5305 in Sq NQ 2691).
	www.pakistanidefenceforum.com /index.php?s=435cbdefe06104519a332bd2fb0f236e&showtopic=28675&view=old (1121 words)

	rediff.com: The soldier who became a legend
		Aware of the enemy's vantage point, Lt Batra -- who was later promoted to captain on the battlefield -- decided to attack the enemy from the rear.
		Peak 5140, the highest point on the Tololing Ridge, was one of the most arduous and crucial peaks in the Drass region.
		His comrade in battle, Anuj Nayyar, also died while clearing his fourth enemy bunker.
	specials.rediff.com /news/2004/jun/17batra.htm (3060 words)

	Jammu and Kashmir Combat and Related Issues
		With this, the entire Tololing Ridge spread along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Dras sub-sector has been cleared of intruders and Pakistani forces and the Pakistani positions that overlooked the National Highway connecting Srinagar to Leh in the Dras sub-sector have been eliminated.
		Tololing itself was taken back by the army on May 29 and another important high point on the ridge, Point 4590, was taken on June 13.
		The Indian troops will now have the advantage that the Pakistani forces had been enjoying when they were entrenched on the high points on the ridge.
	www.subcontinent.com /sapra/research/military/sr990620.html (417 words)

	The Final Assault ............. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		After the successful capture of Tololing he spoke to his mother on telephone and proudly said "Mama we have captured Tololing".
		At 4 a.m., with 20 degrees Celsius on June 12 and 13, Tololing was captured.
		In Tololing capture operation, determined to go to the forefront, Lt. Vijayant finally captured Bar Bagh bunker, which proved to be crucial.
	www.captainvijyantthapar.com /finalassault.html (954 words)

	J P Dutta's LOC reminds of Kargil heroes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The battle called Operation Vijay was won by the sacrifices of young Indian soldiers.
		The enemy counter-attacked a couple of days later and in the heat of the battle, one of his junior officers (Lieutenant Naveen) was seriously injured and Captain Batra was hit by a bullet in the chest during the rescue.
		The operation was generally fought during the night and troops had to crawl up most of the way.
	www.indiafm.com /feature/03/nov/1111loc/index.shtml (1666 words)

	Preservation of Holy Sites
		Most recent example of the still existing impact of the martial spirit instilled by Guru Gobind Singh was seen in the role of Sikhs in Kargil war.
		The sheer exhaustion of climbing with rations and ammunition in the roar of enemy fire had disheartened the troops.
		This battle was fought at the altitude of 16,000 ft. approx.
	www.sikhreview.org /april2001/heritage2.htm (994 words)

	A WORSENING WAR
		No one is entirely certain just how many of these were killed during the battle for Tololing, since several combatants' bodies are believed to have been dragged back to Pakistani positions.
		There is a disturbing possibility, however, that at least some of the Tololing survivors have regrouped east of the area for a fresh attack on the national highway.
		Similar battles have been erupting west of the Tololing feature, where Indian troops are battling to regain control of the Sando nullah which offers access to the crucial forward position on the Line of Control, the 5,353-m Marpo-La Pass.
	www.hindu.com /thehindu/fline/fl1614/16140040.htm (2115 words)

	Indian Troops Battle Guerrillas
		Close combat on the 15,100-foot high Tololing peak raged through the night in what commanders said was a crucial battle against the guerrillas.
		It is about 170 miles southwest of the battle on Tololing.
		On the Tololing peak, Indian soldiers neared guerrilla positions, in some places within 30 feet, said commanders in the region, who spoke on customary condition of anonymity.
	www.samsloan.com /indiawar.htm (586 words)

	Online Rajput Community Center : Everything you want to know about Rajputs...
		The men were charged and JCO Bhanwar Singh Rathore said " Sir come to Tololing Top in the morning.
		Within minutes they were followed by the 130 mm and 105 mm guns.
		Men who had laid down their lives during Kargil Operations during which Indian forces and Pakistani forces fought a high altitude battle.
	www.rajputsamaj.net /lestweforget/battlefortololing.htm (1730 words)

	tribuneindia... Jammu and Kashmir (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		JAMMU, June 24 — The Kargil conflict cast its shadow on the annual Baba Chamliyal mela in the Samba sector today where on both sides of the international border not more than 30 per cent of the usual crowds had collected to collect "shakkar and sherbat" (Clay and water) from the shrine.
		Normally between 50,000 and one lakh Pakistanis would travel close to the border for collecting "shakkar and sherbat" but this time Kargil conflict seemed to be widened the gulf between the two sides.
		The two Colonels said the country would always remember the battle of Tololing and the Hump area.
	www.tribuneindia.com /1999/99jun25/j&k.htm (2445 words)

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