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Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw [3] MC (3 April 1914 – 27 June 2008), also known as Sam Bahadur ("Sam the Brave"), was an Indian Army general officer who was the chief of the army staff during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, and the first Indian to be promoted to the rank of field marshal.
Wellington is a cantonment town in the Coonoor sub-Division of Nilgiris District of Tamil One of its most famous residents was Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw , who died in the town on June 27, 2008. This town is adjacent to the town of Coonoor .
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... widely known as Sam Manekshaw and Sam Bahadur, ... Tamil Nadu, at 12:30 a m on 27 June 2008 at the age of 94
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The regiment produced on the first Field Marshal and Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw MC who is incidentally the most celebrated personality of the regiment. His contribution in the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War is a legend in the military history of India's Armed Forces.
"According to Manekshaw": The book is Singh's recollection of what Manekshaw and other generals told him, but I will remove this. "where Manekshaw suggested immediate deployment of troops to prevent Kashmir from being captured": Page 193, last 3 lines. This was Manekshaw's message to the Cabinet as per Singh.
I am nominating this article for A-Class review. Field Marshal Manekshaw, a recipient of Military Cross, was the Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, and was subsequently the first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the rank of field marshal.