K. M. Cariappa
Second Field marshal of the Indian Army (1899-1993) · India · On the map · Died at 94
Field Marshal Kodandera Madappa Cariappa was an Indian military officer and diplomat who was the Indian Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of the Indian Army. He led Indian forces on the Western Front during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. He was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army in 1949.
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He is one of only two Indian Army officers to hold the five-star rank of Field Marshal; the other being Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw.
