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Sam Manekshaw | |
|---|---|
 Manekshaw, as army chief pictured in General's insignia | |
| 7th Chief of the Army Staff, India | |
| In office 8 June 1969 – 15 January 1973 | |
| President | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | P. P. Kumaramangalam |
| Succeeded by | Gopal Gurunath Bewoor |
| 9th General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command | |
| In office 16 November 1964 – 8 June 1969 | |
| Preceded by | P. P. Kumaramangalam |
| Succeeded by | Jagjit Singh Aurora |
| 9th General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command | |
| In office 4 December 1963 – 15 November 1964 | |
| Preceded by | Daulet Singh |
| Succeeded by | Harbaksh Singh |
| 2nd General Officer Commanding, IV Corps | |
| In office 2 December 1962 – 4 December 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Brij Mohan Kaul |
| Succeeded by | Manmohan Khanna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sam Homusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw 3 April 1914 Amritsar, Punjab Province, British India |
| Died | 27 June 2008 (aged 94) Wellington, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Resting place | Parsi Zoroastrian Cemetery, Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Spouse | Silloo Bode |
| Nickname | "Sam Bahadur" |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | British India India |
| Branch/service | British Indian Army Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1934 – 2008 |
| Rank |  Field Marshal |
| Unit | 12th Frontier Force Regiment 8th Gorkha Rifles |
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| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | |
| Service number | IC-14 |
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- Use Indian English from June 2016
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- Graduates of the Royal College of Defence Studies
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- Members of the Order of Tri Shakti Patta, First Class
- Indian military personnel of the India–Pakistan war of 1971
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