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Posted 29 Jan 2025

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Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa (1899-1993)

  • He was remembered on his birth anniversary.

Key Contribution:

  • He was independent India’s first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army—a role previously reserved for the British.
    • Army Day, celebrated every January 15, marks the day he took over as Commander-in-Chief, replacing General Sir Francis Roy Bucher.
  • Military Career: 1919-1953
    • He is the first Indian to command a battalion in the Indian Army.
    • During World War II, he served in the Middle East and Burma.
  • Following his retirement, he served as Indian high commissioner to Australia & New Zealand.
  • The Government conferred the rank of Field Marshal on Cariappa in 1986.

Values:

  • Leadership, Integrity, patriotism, etc.
  • Tags :
  • K M Kariappa
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