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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.
Although Manekshaw was conferred the rank of field marshal in 1973, it was reported that he was not given the complete allowances to which he was entitled. It was not until 2007 that President Kalam met Manekshaw, and presented him with a cheque for ₹1 point 3 crore (US$230000 approx.)—his arrears of pay for over 30 years. [37]
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.
Sam Manekshaw, MC (1914–2008), [8] [2] also known as "Sam Bahadur" ("Sam the Brave"), was the first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the rank of field marshal. [7] Commissioned into the British Indian Army on 1 February 1935 with seniority antedated to 4 February 1934, [ 9 ] Manekshaw's distinguished military career spanned four decades ...
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 .
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"Manekshaw became the 8th chief of the army staff in 1969" and "he attended the 8th staff course at Command and Staff College" should say "eighth" instead of 8th. For prose writings of numbers and their derivatives below a value of 10 the word should be written out (exceptions being for dates and proper names of military units and ranks).
Nominator(s): Matarisvan 14:26, 12 February 2024 (UTC) [] This article is about Sam Manekshaw, one of only two people promoted to the Field Marshal rank in India. I believe I have addressed all the concerns raised in the last FAR and look forward to going through the process once again, hopefully for the final time for this article.