Sam Manekshaw (as a junior officer in World War II)

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Sam Manekshaw (as a junior officer in World War II) was a young British Indian Army officer who distinguished himself for bravery and leadership in combat, later rising to become one of India’s most celebrated military commanders.

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instanceOf Indian Army officer
military leader
person
allegiance British India
India
alsoKnownAs Sam Bahadur
awarded Military Cross
awardReason gallantry and leadership in World War II
branch Infantry
commissionedDate 1934
commissionedInto 4th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment
commissionedRank Second Lieutenant
conflict World War II
dateOfBirth 1914-04-03
dateOfDeath 2008-06-27
education Indian Military Academy, Dehradun
ethnicity Parsi
foughtAgainst Imperial Japanese Army
fullName Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw
surface form: "Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw"
knownAsOneOf India’s most celebrated military commanders
laterBecame Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army
Field Marshal of the Indian Army
leadershipTraits ability to inspire troops
courage
tactical acumen
nationalityAfterIndependence Indian
notableFor bravery in combat during World War II
leadership as a young officer in World War II
placeOfBirth Amritsar
surface form: "Amritsar, Punjab, British India"
placeOfDeath Wellington, Tamil Nadu
surface form: "Wellington, Tamil Nadu, India"
religion Zoroastrianism
roleDuringWorldWarII junior officer
servedIn British Indian Army
Indian Army NERFINISHED
serviceNumber IC-0001
theatreOfOperations Burma campaign
surface form: "Burma Campaign"
woundedInAction Myanmar
surface form: "Burma"
woundsDescription seriously wounded by machine-gun fire in the Burma Campaign

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British Indian Army notableCommander Sam Manekshaw (as a junior officer in World War II)

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