gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_officer
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:General_Sam_Manekshaw
gptkb:Kodagu
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Indian_National_Congress
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal
gptkb:Monarch
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gptkbp:birth_date
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January 28, 1899
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gptkbp:birth_place
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Kodagu, Karnataka, India
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gptkbp:burial_place
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Brigadier General K. M. Cariappa Memorial, Delhi
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:K._C._Cariappa
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1947–1948
Kashmir Conflict
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gptkbp:death_date
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May 15, 1993
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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“ The soldier is the backbone of the nation.”
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa
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gptkbp:influenced
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Indian military reforms
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gptkbp:known_for
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First Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army
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gptkbp:launch_date
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January 15, 1949
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gptkbp:nationality
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Indian
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gptkbp:nickname
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Kipper
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gptkbp:notable_for
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gptkb:1st_Indian_Division
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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New Delhi, India
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:General_K._M._Cariappa
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gptkbp:rank
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gptkb:military_officer
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gptkbp:service_branch
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gptkb:military_officer
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gptkbp:service_years
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1919–1953
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gptkbp:significant_event
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gptkb:Kashmir_War
gptkb:Independence_of_India
Formation of the Indian Army
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:M._S._Cariappa
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Field_Marshal_Sam_Manekshaw
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gptkbp:title_holder
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Honorary Colonel of the Indian Army
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