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  2. Sam Manekshaw - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Wikipedia:VideoWiki/Sam Manekshaw - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  4. Wellington Cantonment - Wikipedia

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    The list of alumni of the DSSC at Wellington includes Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, former Fijian strongman Sitiveni Rabuka, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, head of German special forces Hans-Christoph Ammon, Naval Commander Dhananjay Joshi and former governor of the Reserve Bank of India RN Malhotra. The college has a glorious past and ...

  5. Field marshal (India) - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

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  7. Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Sam Manekshaw/archive3

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    This article is about Sam Manekshaw, one of the only two people to be promoted to Field Marshal rank in India, and the army commander during the 1971 war who executed what was arguably India's biggest military win ever. I've worked on the suggestions from the last two FARs in 2017 & 2018, and look forward to finally taking this article to FA ...

  8. Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Sam Manekshaw

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    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.

  9. IV Corps (India) - Wikipedia

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    SHFJ Manekshaw: 2 December 1962 4 December 1963 8th Gorkha Rifles [13] Manmohan Khanna 5 December 1963 Kumaon Regiment [14] Sagat Singh: December 1970 3rd Gorkha Rifles [15] Stanley Leslie Menezes 31 May 1978 The Grenadiers [16] Arun Shridhar Vaidya: 1 July 1980 9th Deccan Horse [17] N S Narahari 1986 Bombay Sappers [18] Ajai Singh: 1990 1992 ...