Field Marshal K M Cariappa
Military Commander
1899 – 1993
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Who was Field Marshal K M Cariappa?
Field Marshal Kodandera "Kipper" Madappa Cariappa OBE was the first Indian Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army and led the Indian forces on the Western Front during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1947.
He is among only two Indian Army officers to hold the highest rank of Field Marshal. His distinguished military career spanned almost three decades, at the highest point of which, he was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Military in 1949.
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- Born
- Jan 28, 1899
Kodagu district - Also known as
- Kodandera Madappa Cariappa
- Kipper
- Nationality
- India
- Education
- Presidency College, Chennai
- Lived in
- Karnataka
- Died
- May 15, 1993
Bangalore - Resting place
- Madikeri
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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