Who among the following was the first army officer of Independent India to be conferred the rank of Field Marshal?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct option is option 4 i.e. Sam Maneckshaw.
Sam Maneckshaw:
- Field Marshal Shamsherji Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Maneckshaw, MC (03 April 1914 – 27 June 2008), popularly known as Sam Bahadur (“Sam the Brave”), was an Indian military leader who was the first Indian Army Officer to be promoted to the five-star rank of field marshal.
- His distinguished military career spanned four decades and five wars, beginning with service in the British Indian Army in World War II.
- Maneckshaw rose to become the 8th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army in 1969 and under his command, Indian forces conducted victorious campaigns against Pakistan in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 that led to the liberation of Bangladesh in December 1971.