General K. M. Cariappa

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Padma_Bhushan
gptkbp:birthDate 1899-01-28
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Kodagu,_Karnataka,_India
gptkbp:children gptkb:K._C._Cariappa
gptkbp:commissioned 1919
gptkbp:deathDate 1993-05-15
gptkbp:deathPlace Bangalore, Karnataka, India
gptkbp:education gptkb:Daly_College,_Indore
gptkb:Presidency_College,_Chennai
gptkbp:firstIndianCommanderInChief Indian Army
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Kodandera_Madappa_Cariappa
gptkbp:knownFor first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army
role in Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
gptkbp:legacy Statue at Army Headquarters, New Delhi
Cariappa Parade Ground, Bangalore
Cariappa Park, Delhi Cantonment
gptkbp:militaryConflict gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1947
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkb:General
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Indian
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Madappa
Biddanda
gptkbp:postRetirementRole High Commissioner to Australia and New Zealand
advocate for national integration
worked for ex-servicemen welfare
gptkbp:promotedToFieldMarshal 1986
gptkbp:regiment gptkb:Rajput_Regiment
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:serviceYears 1919-1953
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Muthu_Machia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1947
gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1947–1948
gptkb:Command_and_Staff_College,_Quetta
gptkb:First_Kashmir_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General K. M. Cariappa