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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.
Manekshaw died of complications from pneumonia at the Military Hospital in Wellington, Tamil Nadu, at 12:30 a m on 27 June 2008 at the age of 94. Reportedly, his last words were "I'm okay!". [ 38 ]
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 .
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 ...
Sam Manekshaw was promoted to the rank in 1973 for his role in leading the Indian Army to aid in the final days of the Indian Army's support for the Bangladesh Liberation War against Pakistan. K. M. Cariappa was promoted in 1986, long after he retired, in recognition of his services as the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army. [3]
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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.
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.