Field MarshalSam Manekshaw's Birth Anniversary

 

Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, born on 3 April 1914, also known as Sam Bahadur ("Sam the Brave"), was the chief of the army staff of the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971, and the first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the rank of field marshal. His active military career spanned four decades, beginning with service in World War II.