1947 India Pakistan WAR in Kashmir: Part 5a - 'Gilgit and Skardu'

1947 India Pakistan War in Kashmir: Part 5a - 'Gilgit and Skardu' #IndiaPakistanWar​​ #IndianArmy​​ #Kashmir​​ #Leh​ Links: Patreon:   / indianmilitaryhistory   Instagram:   / indiawars47to99   Facebook:   / indiawars47to99   This is part 5a of the 5 part animation series of the first war between India and Pakistan in 1947 - 1948. Please subscribe to the channel for the rest of the videos. Part 5a describes the Pakistan supported campaign in the North of Kashmir - in the areas of Gilgit and Skardu. It also talks about the role of the British in supporting the coup by the Gilgit Scouts against the Indian government. The video then goes into the defense of Skardu - defended by Lt. Col Sher Jung Thapa and his men - and the attempts to relieve the town from the Indian central command at Kashmir. References: 1. India's Wars: A Military History 1947-1971 by Air Vice Marshal Arjun Subramaniam 2. Slender Was the Thread: Kashmir Confrontation 1947-48 by Lt Gen L.P. Sen 3. Jammu and Kashmir War (1947-48) - Political and Military Perspective by Maj Gen Kuldip Singh Bajwa Articles: http://www.indiandefencereview.com/in.... https://theprint.in/opinion/the-mista.... https://www.rediff.com/news/interview.... https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/.... Background Soundtrack: https://www.bensound.com/