Field marshal (India)
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Field Marshal is a five–star officer rank and the highest attainable in the Indian Army. Created in 1973, it exists as a ceremonial recognition, awarded exclusively to officers deemed to have rendered
Rank flag of the Field Marshal
President V. V. Giri presenting the rank of Field Marshal to S. H. F. J. Manekshaw in January 1973
President Zail Singh presenting the rank of Field Marshal to K. M. Cariappa in April 1986.
Field marshal SHFJ Manekshaw
K. M. Cariappa
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Field Marshal Kodandera Madappa Cariappa was an Indian military officer and diplomat who was the Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army. He led Indian forces on the Western Front during the Indo
Field marshal (India)
…to be serving officers unto death. Since its inception, the rank has been awarded only twice, to S. H. F. J. Manekshaw in January 1973 and second, to K. M. Cariappa in April 1986. Outside the Army, the only other officer in the armed forces to have ever held a five-star rank was Arjan Singh, who was promoted as…
General K. M. Cariappa
Cariappa on a 1995 stamp of India
COAS Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag paying tributes at the FM Cariappa Memorial at Madikeri, Coorg