Role in 2nd Indo-Pakistan War, 1965
Lt Gen J.S. Dhillon was the Commander of XI Corps which was responsible for the Punjab sector during the 1965 Indo-Pak War. He is credited in producing and conducting the battle plan that smashed the Pakistani battle armour (tanks), turning a potentially dangerous defeat into an amazing victory. After the 1965 war he became a national hero and many portraits were painted of him including the one highlighted above. Even his counterpart Pakistani Generals who fought against him in the 1965 war, on hearing of his death in 2003, paid warm tribute to him as a great general and warrior.
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