| Name(s) |
SAM
Hormusji Framji Jamshedji MANEKSHAW - He was
also known by the name Sam Bahadur (meaning Sam
the Brave). |
| Date of
Birth |
April 03, 1914 |
| Date of
Death |
June 27, 2008
- Amritsar, Punjab, India |
|
Identity |
Indian Soldier |
|
Date-wise Events |
- October 01, 1932 - He became part of
the first intake of 40 cadets by the Indian
Military Academy (IMA).
- February 04, 1934 - He graduated from
the IMA on this day and was commissioned as a second
lieutenant in the British Indian Army (which later became
the Indian Army after Independence).
- June 05, 1969 - At a function to mark
the centenary of Sherwood College, he
recalled his years at the college and how it had prepared
him for war.
- June 07, 1969 - He became the
8th chief of army staff when he succeeded General P
P Kumaramangalam.
- January 01, 1973 - He was the
first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the rank of
Field Marshal. He became one of the only two Indian
Army Generals to be awarded this prestigious rank of Field
Marshal; the other being Kodandera Madappa Cariappa.
- January 15, 1973 - He retired from
active serice.
- 16 December is
celebrated each year as "Vijay
Divas" in memory of the
victory achieved under his
leadership in 1971.
|
|
General |
- His distinguished military
career spanned four decades
and five wars, beginning
with service in the British Indian
Army in World War II.
- He rose to be the 8th
chief of staff of the Indian Army
in 1969.
- Under his command, Indian forces
conducted victorious campaigns
against Pakistan in the
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
and the liberation of
Bangladesh in December
1971.
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|
Awards & Accolades |
Padma Bhushan -
in 1968
Padma Vibhushan - in 1972 |
|
Commemoration |
- A postage stamp
depicting Manekshaw in his field
marshal's uniform was released by
then President Pratibha Patil.
- In 2014, a granite
statue was erected in his
honor at Wellington, in the Nilgiris
district, close to the Manekshaw
Bridge on the Ooty-Coonoor road,
which had been named after him in
2009.
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Other |
The suffix MC
attached to his name stands for Military
Cross, the third-level military
decoration awarded to officers and other
ranks of the British Armed Forces; and
formerly also to officers of other
Commonwealth countries. The MC is
granted in recognition of an act or acts
of exemplary gallantry during active
operations against the enemy on land. |
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