October 20, 1962 - The Battle of Namka Chu - 1962 War: The Chinese Invasion – Part I

1962 War: The Chinese invasion – I » Indian Defence Review

Today is the 20th of October. 

51 years ago on 20 October 1962 China attacked Indian troops at Namka Chu and thus started the 1962 India China War, which ended almost a month later with a complete rout of the Indian troops.

Here is the link to an article on the events preceding the battle of Namka Chu:

http://www.indiandefencereview.com/spotlights/1962-war-the-chinese-invasion-i/0/

See my next blog post for Part 2 of The Battle of Namka Chu