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K. M. Cariappa

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Second Field marshal of the Indian Army (1899-1993)

IndiaLived 1899 to 1993 · aged 94
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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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Cariappa on a 1995 stamp of IndiaCariappa on a 1995 stamp of IndiaPresident Giani Zail Singh presenting the Field Marshal's baton to CariappaPresident Giani Zail Singh presenting the Field Marshal's baton to CariappaCOAS Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag paying tributes at the FM Cariappa Memorial at Madikeri, CoorgCOAS Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag paying tributes at the FM Cariappa Memorial at Madikeri, CoorgBust of Cariappa at the National Military Memorial in Bengaluru.Bust of Cariappa at the National Military Memorial in Bengaluru.

Awards 8

Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit
General Service Medal 1947
Indian Independence Medal
1939-45 Star
Burma Star
War Medal 1939-1945
India Service Medal

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About this person

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. 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.

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India
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deceased
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Lived 1899 to 1993 · aged 94
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