Gadgor was a well-established village before the Indo-Pakistan partition in 1947. Before August 1965, the Pakistani army shifted residents of the area to other places to protect them from the advancing Indian army, which had crossed into Pakistani territory. The 1965 war witnessed some of the largest tank battles since World War II. India's attack at the Battle of Chawinda, led by its 1st Armoured Division and supporting units, was brought to a halt by the 6th Armoured Division (ex-100th independent brigade group) in the Chawinda sector. Pakistan claimed that India lost 120 tanks at Chawinda. Gadgor village still has monuments to the 1965 war.