Sam Manekshaw Military person

Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, MC (3 April 1914 – 27 June 2008), also known as Sam Bahadur ("Sam the Brave"), was an Indian military leader who was the first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the rank of Field Marshal. His distinguished military career spanned four decades and five wars, beginning with service in the British Indian Army in World War II. Manekshaw rose to become the eighth chief of staff of the Indian Army in 1969 and under his command, Indian forces conducted victorious campaigns against Pakistan in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 that led to the liberation of Bangladesh in December 1971.

Personal facts

Birth date	April 03, 1914
Birth place	Amritsar , Punjab Province (British India)
Date of death	June 27, 2008
Place of death	Wellington Tamil Nadu
Resting place	Ooty

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allegiance	(after 1947) (until 1947)
award	Padma Bhushan Padma Vibhushan Military Cross
military operations	Sino-Indian War Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 Bangladesh Liberation War World War II Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
service start	1934
service end	2008