Sam Manekshaw
Military Commander
1914 – 2008
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Who was Sam Manekshaw?
Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw MC, also known as Sam Bahadur, was an Indian military leader who was the first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the rank of Field Marshal. His distinguished military career spanned four decades and five wars, beginning with service in the British Indian Army in World War II. Manekshaw rose to become the eighth chief of staff of the Indian Army in 1969 and under his command, Indian forces conducted victorious campaigns against Pakistan in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 that led to the liberation of Bangladesh in December 1971.
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- Born
- Apr 3, 1914
Amritsar - Also known as
- Манекшоу, Сэм
- 萨姆·马内克肖
- Spouses
- Siloo Manekshaw
( - 2001)
- Siloo Manekshaw
- Children
- Education
- Sherwood College
- Lived in
- Amritsar
- Dehradun
- Died
- Jun 27, 2008
Wellington
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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