Sam Bahadur

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Sam Bahadur is the popular nickname of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, the celebrated Indian Army chief who led India to victory in the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War.

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Sam Bahadur canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian Army officer
field marshal
person
allegiance British Indian Army
Indian Army
awardReceived Military Cross
Order of the British Empire
Padma Bhushan
Padma Vibhushan
branchOfService British Indian Army
Indian Army
commanded Eastern Command of the Indian Army
Indian Army
conflict Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
World War II
countryOfCitizenship India
dateOfBirth 1914-04-03
dateOfDeath 2008-06-27
educatedAt Indian Military Academy, Dehradun
Sherwood College Nainital
surface form: Sherwood College, Nainital
ethnicGroup Parsis
surface form: Parsi
givenName Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw
surface form: Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw
hasHonorificSuffix MC
PVSM
Padma Bhushan
Padma Vibhushan
honorificPrefix Field Marshal
knownFor being the first Indian Army officer promoted to the rank of Field Marshal
leading India to victory in the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War
languageOfNickname Hindi
militaryRank Field Marshal
General
nickname Sam Bahadur self-link
nicknameMeaning Sam the Brave
notableWork Leadership in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
occupation military leader
soldier
placeOfBirth Amritsar
British India
Punjab
placeOfDeath India
Tamil Nadu
Wellington
positionHeld Chief of the Army Staff (India)
surface form: Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army
religion Zoroastrianism
residence Wellington, Tamil Nadu
serviceNumber IC-1
spouse Silloo Bode
yearsOfService 1934–1973

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Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw nickname Sam Bahadur
subject surface form: Sam Manekshaw
Sam Manekshaw (as a junior officer in World War II) alsoKnownAs Sam Bahadur
subject surface form: Sam Manekshaw
Manekshaw nickname Sam Bahadur
subject surface form: Sam Manekshaw
Sam Bahadur nickname Sam Bahadur self-link