Remembering Field Marshal SHFJ Manekshaw: Here's what you must know about this legend
India is today observing the 108th birth anniversary of Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, the legend who planned independent India's greatest military victory in the 1971 Indo-Pak War and paved the way for the creation of Bangladesh.
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India is today observing the 108th birth anniversary of Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, the legend who planned independent India's greatest military victory in the 1971 Indo-Pak War and paved the way for the creation of Bangladesh.
A Soldier's soldier, Sam Manekshaw or 'Sam Bahadur', as he was affectionately called, was the first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the five-star rank of field marshal in 1914. His glorious military career spanned over four decades and he participated in five different wars. Here are some other fascinating aspects about Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw you should be porud about.
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