Kodandera Madappa Cariappa Military person

Field Marshal Kodandera "Kipper" Madappa Cariappa (Kodava and Kannada: ಫೀಲ್ಡ್ ಮಾರ್ಷಲ್ ಕೊಡಂದೆರ ಮಾದಪ್ಪ ಕಾರಿಯಪ್ಪ (ಕಾರ್ಯಪ್ಪ)) OBE (28 January 1899 – 15 May 1993) was the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army and led the Indian forces on the Western Front during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1947.He is among only two Indian Army officers to hold the highest rank of Field Marshal (the other being Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw). His distinguished military career spanned almost three decades, at the highest point of which, he was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Military in 1949.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 28, 1899
Birth place	Kodagu district , Kingdom of Mysore
Date of death	May 15, 1993
Place of death	Karnataka , Bangalore
Resting place	Karnataka , Madikeri