Manekshaw

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Manekshaw is the surname of Sam Manekshaw, the celebrated Indian Field Marshal who played a pivotal role in the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War.

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Manekshaw canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian Army officer
field marshal
person
surname
allegiance India
awardReceived Military Cross
Order of the British Empire
Padma Bhushan
Padma Vibhushan
burialPlace Parsi cemetery, Ootacamund
conflict Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
countryOfBirth British India
countryOfCitizenship India
dateOfBirth 1914-04-03
dateOfDeath 2008-06-27
education Indian Military Academy
Sherwood College, Nainital
ethnicGroup Parsi
familyName Manekshaw
fullName Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw
givenName Sam
honorific Field Marshal
languageSpoken English
Gujarati
Hindi
militaryBranch Indian Army
militaryRank Field Marshal
General
nickname Sam Bahadur
notableBearer Sam Manekshaw
notableFor leadership in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
numberOfChildren 2
placeOfBirth Amritsar
placeOfDeath Wellington, Tamil Nadu
positionHeld Chief of the Army Staff
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command
Vice Chief of the Army Staff
promotedToFieldMarshal 1973
religion Zoroastrianism
roleInConflict Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army
servedIn Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Second World War
linked to: World War II
serviceNumber IC-0001
spouse Silloo Bode
usedByEthnicGroup Parsis

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Sam Manekshaw familyName Manekshaw
subject linked to: Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw
Sam Manekshaw familyName Manekshaw
subject linked to: Manekshaw