General K. S. Thimayya

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Padma_Bhushan
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkbp:birthDate 1906-03-31
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Madikeri,_Coorg,_British_India
gptkbp:children gptkb:Maya_Thimayya
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:19th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:4th_Infantry_Division
Indian Army
gptkbp:deathDate 1965-12-17
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Nicosia,_Cyprus
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Kodava
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Kodandera_Subayya_Thimayya
gptkbp:honor gptkb:Government_of_India
Indian Army
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General K. S. Thimayya
gptkbp:knownFor Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army
gptkbp:legacy Regarded as one of India's most distinguished military leaders
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:General_Thimayya_Memorial_Museum,_Madikeri
gptkbp:militaryBranch Indian Army
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:General
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Indian
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Timmy
gptkbp:notableEvent Served as Chairman of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
Resigned as Chief of Army Staff in 1959 (later withdrew resignation)
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:UN_Peacekeeping_Force_in_Cyprus
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1947–1948
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:UN_Peacekeeping_Operations
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_S._M._Shrinagesh
gptkbp:serviceYears 1926–1961
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Nina_Thimayya
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_P._N._Thapar
gptkbp:termAsChiefOfArmyStaff 1957–1961
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Coorgi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5