Lieutenant General J. F. R. Jacob

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Lieutenant General J. F. R. Jacob was a senior Indian Army officer and war hero, best known for his pivotal role in the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War and later service as a state governor and administrator.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian Army officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
state governor ⓘ
war veteran ⓘ
administratorOf Chandigarh ⓘ
allegiance India ⓘ
birthDate 1923-05-02 ⓘ
birthPlace Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India ⓘ
conflict Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship India ⓘ
creditedWith planning the Indian Army’s campaign in the Eastern sector in 1971 ⓘ
deathDate 2016-01-13 ⓘ
deathPlace New Delhi, India ⓘ
decoratedFor distinguished service in the Indian Army ⓘ
ethnicGroup Baghdadi Jewish ⓘ
familyName Jacob ⓘ
fullName Jack Farj Rafael Jacob ⓘ
givenName Jack ⓘ
governorOf Goa ⓘ
Punjab ⓘ
honorificPrefix Lieutenant General ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
militaryBranch Indian Army ⓘ
militaryUnit Eastern Command, Indian Army ⓘ
nationality Indian ⓘ
notableFor role in the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War ⓘ
notableWork Surrender at Dacca: Birth of a Nation ⓘ
occupation administrator ⓘ
author ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
participatedIn Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 ⓘ
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
placeOfBurial New Delhi, India ⓘ
playedKeyRoleIn negotiation of the Pakistani surrender in East Pakistan in 1971 ⓘ
positionHeld Administrator of Chandigarh ⓘ
Chief of Staff, Eastern Command, Indian Army ⓘ
Governor of Goa ⓘ
Governor of Punjab ⓘ
rank Lieutenant General ⓘ
religion Judaism ⓘ
residence New Delhi, India ⓘ
serviceNumber IC-XXXX ⓘ
serviceYears 1942–1978 ⓘ

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Administrator of Chandigarh → officeHoldersInclude → Lieutenant General J. F. R. Jacob ⓘ