P. P. Kumaramangalam
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P. P. Kumaramangalam was an Indian Army general who served as the 7th Chief of Army Staff and played a key role in modernizing India’s armed forces in the 1960s.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army
ⓘ
Indian Army officer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance |
British India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Distinguished Service Order
ⓘ
Military Cross ⓘ Padma Bhushan ⓘ Padma Vibushan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded |
33 Corps (Indian Army)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
4th Infantry Division (India) NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Command (Indian Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedInto | Royal Artillery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1913-07-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2000-03-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Madras Christian College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Tamil ⓘ |
| familyName | Kumaramangalam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Paramasiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
modernization of the Indian Army in the 1960s
ⓘ
reforms in India’s armed forces ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | General ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 1969-06-07 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 1966-11-08 ⓘ |
| ordinalInOffice | 7 ⓘ |
| parent | P. Subbarayan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
British India
ⓘ
Madras Presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiruchengode NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | J. N. Chaudhuri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative |
Mohan Kumaramangalam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rangarajan Kumaramangalam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | IC-1 ⓘ |
| spouse | Rajalakshmi Kumaramangalam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Sam Manekshaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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