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Sam Manekshaw is considered one of the greatest military leaders in Indian history.
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Sam Manekshaw was born on 3 April 1914 in Amritsar, Punjab, to Hormizd Manekshaw, who was a doctor.
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Manekshaw joined the Indian Army in 1934 and was commissioned into the 1st Battalion, the Sikh Regiment.
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Both of his parents were Parsis who moved to Amritsar from the city of Valsad in the coastal Gujarat region.
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He was awarded the Military Cross for his bravery during the Battle of Kohima in 1944.
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After the war, Manekshaw served in a variety of command and staff positions.
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Manekshaw was appointed Chief of the Army Staff in 1969. He led the Indian Army to victory in the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War.
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During the Second World War, Hormusji Manekshaw served in the British Indian Army as a captain in the Indian Medical Service .
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"Sam Bahadur" is a 2023 Indian biographical war drama film based on the life of Sam Manekshaw, the first Field Marshal of the Indian Army.
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