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Sam Manekshaw
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 16 years ago |
Date of birth | April 3,1914 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Amritsar |
India | |
Date of died | June 27,2008 |
Died | Wellington |
India | |
Spouse | Siloo Manekshaw |
Battles and wars | World War II |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 | |
Siblings | Sehroo Manekshaw |
Fali Manekshaw | |
Cilla Manekshaw | |
Jemi Manekshaw | |
Jan Manekshaw | |
Children | Sherry Batliwala |
Maja Daruwala | |
Awards | Padma Bhushan |
Military Cross | |
Padma Vibhushan | |
Parents | Heerabai Manekshaw |
Date of burial | June 27, 2008 |
Full name | Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 857890 |
Sam Manekshaw Life story
Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw MC, also known as Sam Bahadur, was the Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, and the first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the rank of field marshal.