Sam Manekshaw

@Leaders, Facts and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw was the first Indian Army Officer to become the Field Marshal Indian Leaders Military Leaders Aries Celebrities India’s first ever Field Marshal, Sam Manekshaw was a distinguished military man with a glorious career spanning over four decades. The very name Sam Manekshaw is enough to inspire respect and admiration in the minds of Indians even today. Given his achievements in the army and his prowess on the war front, it seems easy to assume that the man was always destined for a military career. But the weird fact is that it was just a quirk of fate that he joined the army! A brilliant student at school, the boy set his aspirations on becoming a doctor. He asked his father to send him to England to study medicine which the older man refused. In an act of rebellion, the young Sam decided to sit for enrollment at the Indian Military Academy. He got selected and thus embarked on what was to become his rightful fate. His long and productive career started during the British era and continued for 40 years over which he witnessed several major wars like the World War II and the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war. He was a very bold man not at all shy about making politically incorrect statements.

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Birthday: April 3, 1914 Died on: June 27, 2008 Nationality: Indian Famous: Leaders, Military Leaders Nick names: Sam Bahadur Spouses: Silloo Known as: Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw Information Detail Birthday April 3, 1914 Died on June 27, 2008 Nationality Indian Famous Leaders, Military Leaders Nick names Sam Bahadur Spouses Silloo Known as Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw Birth Place Amritsar, Punjab Gender Male Father Hormusji Manekshaw Mother Heerabai Sun Sign Aries Born in Amritsar, Punjab Died at Age 94

Amritsar, Punjab

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He met Silloo Bode at a social gathering in Lahore in 1937 and the two fell in love. The couple got married in April 1939 and had two daughters. Unsplash Personal Life

Sam Manekshaw lived a long and happy life. He died of pneumonia in 2008 at the ripe old age of 94 years. Unsplash Personal Life

Sam was born to Parsi parents in Amritsar. His father, Hormusji Manekshaw was a doctor. His mother’s name was Heerabai and he had three brothers and two sisters. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Sam’s father had been a Captain in the Royal British Army and had come to Amritsar from Bombay where he had started a medical practice and pharmacy. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He was educated at the Sherwood College in Nainital. He was a brilliant student and achieved a distinction in the School Certificate examination of the Cambridge Board. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Setting his eyes on becoming a doctor, he asked his father to send him to England to study medicine. His father felt Sam was too young to be on his own and refused to send him until he was older. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

The teenager was upset that his father refused and in rebellion he decided to appear for the entrance examination for enrollment into the Indian Military Academy (IMA). Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

His entrance test went off well and he soon became a part of the intake of 40 cadets at IMA in 1932. He graduated from the institution two years later on 4 February 1934 and was immediately commissioned as a second lieutenant in the British Indian Army. Unsplash Career

After he completed his attachment with a British Infantry Battalion, the 2nd Battalion the Royal Scots, he joined the 4th Battalion, 12 Frontier Force Regiment. Unsplash Career

He served in Burma during the World War II in 1942 where he was on the campaign on the Sittang River with the 4/12 Frontier Force Regiment. He was a Captain at that time. Unsplash Career

It was a very difficult time for the Indian Army as they faced the invading Japanese Army while fighting around Pagoda Hill. In spite of all the challenges they captured the hill though Manekshaw was gravely wounded. Ever the gritty man, he soon recovered and resumed his duties. Unsplash Career

He attended the 8th Staff Course at Staff College, Quetta from August to December 1943 after which he was posted as the Brigade Major of the Razmak brigade. He served there till October 1944. Unsplash Career

He led India to a famous military victory over Pakistan in the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 that led to the liberation of Bangladesh.. Unsplash Major Battles

Information	Detail
Birthday	April 3, 1914
Died on	June 27, 2008
Nationality	Indian
Famous	Leaders, Military Leaders
Nick names	Sam Bahadur
Spouses	Silloo
Known as	Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw
Birth Place	Amritsar, Punjab
Gender	Male
Father	Hormusji Manekshaw
Mother	Heerabai
Sun Sign	Aries
Born in	Amritsar, Punjab
Died at Age	94

Sam Manekshaw

Indian

Apr 3, 1914

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Amritsar, Punjab