Former Army Chief Battling for Life in Hospital
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Battling for Life Former Indian Army Chief Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw is battling for life in a military hospital in
Life and Career Manekshaw is credited with crating the campaign that led
Honor Sam Manekshaw is the first of only two Indian military officers to hold the highest rank of Field Marshal of the Indian Army. He was, awarded by the President of India, Padma Vibhushan in 1972, conferred the honorary rank of field marshal on 1 January 1973, for his stellar leadership during the
Contribution During his four decades of military service he showed, acumen for planning and administration while handling the issue related to partition in 1947, uncommon ability to motivate the forces, coupling with it a mature war strategy. He is known for, as Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee, welding the Army, Navy and Air Force in to a well-knit team, well planned and well executed operations during the war against
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