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The legacy of Sam Bahadur Manekshaw lives on
Sam Bahadur is a name purportedly uttered by a Gorkha soldier after failing to recall his tongue-twister Parsi name.Sam literally means 'fearless' and remains the former Field Marshal's most easily remembered name till date. He cheated death on a few occasions, both on the battlefield and away from it and lived on to be a nonagenarian.
Sam Manekshaw wanted to be a doctor much like his military-doctor father but fate had something else in store for him. As a young Captain in 1942, while posted in Burma and fighting against the Japanese in World War II, he was critically wounded with as many as nine bullets lodged in his body. While battling for life, his valiant Sikh orderly Sepoy Sher Singh came to his rescue and saved him from certain death.
The valiant Sikh soldiers of his platoon had proclaimed: "Captain Manekshaw is the crown of our head and has to be rescued at any cost". Sam's orderly, She
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Sam Manekshaw: Remembering India's first Field Marshal
Sam Manekshaw was the chief of Indian Army in 1971.
In spite of immense pressure from the cabinet, he refused to be rushed into a war with Pakistan in 1971.
At the end of that year, Indian Army launched an attack against Pakistan and won the war. The war led to the liberation of Bangladesh.
Sam Manekshaw's name will be etched in the history as one of the greatest soldiers India has ever produced. His remarkable career was spanned four decades and five years.
On this day, he passed away at his Coonoor home. This is his fascinating story.
Born to a Parsi family, Manekshaw wanted to be a doctor much like his military-doctor father but fate had something else in store for him.
He became the part of the first intake of 40 cadets of Indian Army in 1932 by clearing Indian Military Academy (IMA) entrance examination.
He served as a captain with the 4/12 Frontier Force Regiment in Burma during World War II and clinched the victory against the Japanese.
Sam Manekshaw was decorated with a Military Cross (MC) for his exemplary courage during this period as it was feared he might die.
Sam cheated death on a few occasions, both in battlefield and away from it.
He was the first Indian Army officer to be promo
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Field Player S.H.F.J. Manekshaw | ||||||||
Recipient observe the Hold close Sherwoodians' Millenary Award represent Outstanding Attainment conferred as the Conjugation on 14.10.2000. | ||||||||
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