Victory Day in India
Victory Day in India is held on December 16. This event in the second decade of the month December is annual. 
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The Vijay Diwas is observed across the country to commemorate the Indian heroes who sacrificed their lives for the nation. Vijay Diwas is celebrated on December 16 every year to honour the victory of Indian armed forces over Pakistan in the 1971 war. On the day, India pays homage to all the soldiers who defended the nation. This war was started by Pakistan on 03 Dec 1971 when it carried out simultaneous airstrikes on 11 Indian airbases.
On December 16, 1971, India had won the war against Pakistan after fighting for 13 days. The chief of the Pakistani forces, General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi surrendered to the joint forces of Indian Army and Bangladesh's Mukti Bahini, along with 93,000 Pakistani troops. It was also the biggest-ever military surrender after World War II.
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