Some of the greatest military victories against all odds

Battle from September 1897, by 21 Sikh soldiers of the British India Army against 10,000 Afghans in the Samana Valley in Pakistan, which was then part of India. During this battle, all the 21 soldiers fought until their last breath against the Afghans and went down as superheroes.

During World War 2, Fritz Klingenberg sneaked into the Belgrade city, through enemy lines with just 6 men. After a number of firefights with Yugoslav troops, Klingenberg made his way to the center of the city.
Using captured trucks, and parading captured Yugoslav troops, he presented himself to the Mayor, pretending to be a larger force. At the end, the Mayor surrendered to his forces.

The story of the 1961 siege at Jadotville in The Congo, in which Irish battalion, A-Company of 150 Irish soldiers, held off a five day attack by 3000 Katangese secessionists and mercenaries, and despite being out-manned and out-gunned, lost none of their men.

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