General Sam Manekshaw

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal
gptkb:Padma_Vibhushan
gptkbp:birth_date April 3, 1914
gptkbp:birth_place Amritsar, Punjab, British India
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Pune,_India
gptkbp:children gptkb:Jamshed_Manekshaw
gptkb:Kavita_Manekshaw
gptkb:Shanaz_Manekshaw
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Indian_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1971
gptkbp:death_date June 27, 2008
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
gptkbp:famous_quote “ If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or he is a Gurkha.”
“ The soldier is the one who is willing to die for his country.”
“ You cannot be a soldier without being a gentleman.”
“ There is no greater love than the love of a soldier for his country.”
“ I am not a hero. I am just a soldier.”
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Sam Manekshaw
gptkbp:influenced Indian military strategy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Field_Marshal_K._M._Cariappa
gptkb:Mahatma_Gandhi
gptkb:General_K._Sundarji
gptkbp:known_for Leadership during the 1971 war
gptkbp:legacy Promotion of joint operations
Inspiration for future military leaders
Modernization of the Indian Army
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:4th_Battalion,_12th_Frontier_Force_Regiment
gptkb:7th_Light_Cavalry
gptkb:Indian_Peace_Keeping_Force
gptkb:1st_Battalion,_5th_Gorkha_Rifles
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Sam
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:Eastern_Command
gptkbp:rank gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:service_years 1934–1973
gptkbp:spouse Siloo Manekshaw
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_Indian_Army
gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1971
gptkb:Bangladesh_Liberation_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4