General Manekshaw

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Sena_Medal
gptkb:Vishisht_Seva_Medal
Padma Vibhushan
Gallantry Awards
gptkbp:birthDate April 3, 1914
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Nehru_Memorial_Museum_and_Library
gptkbp:children 4
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Indian_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:deathDate June 27, 2008
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
gptkbp:famousQuote “If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or he is a Gurkha.”
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Sam_Manekshaw
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Manekshaw
gptkbp:influenced National security policy
Military diplomacy
Public perception of the military
Post-war military culture
Indian_military_strategy
Civil-military_relations_in_India
Military_education_in_India
Indian_Army's_modernization
Veterans'_affairs_in_India
gptkbp:inspiration Indian_military_reforms
gptkbp:knownFor Strategic planning
Charismatic personality
Operational success
Leadership during the 1971 war
gptkbp:legacy Respected military leader
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Indian_Army
gptkbp:nickname Sam
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1971
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Eastern_Command
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Amritsar,_Punjab,_India
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Wellington,_Tamil_Nadu,_India
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Sino-Indian_War
gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1965
Military Secretary
Director of Military Operations
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief
Chief_of_Army_Staff
gptkbp:serviceYears 1934-1973
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Siloo_Manekshaw