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TIL , The Legendary Last Stand at Rezang La(1962) At 18,000 Feet, 120 Indian Soldiers Fought to the Last Bullet, Killing 1,400 of the 5,000 Chinese Troops in the process. Despite having outdated WW era guns.

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