Army to install Field Marshal Manekshaw statues in Delhi, Wellington

[Srinivas]

Army to install Field Marshal Manekshaw statues in Delhi, Wellington

Life size statues of Field Marshal SHFJ Manekshaw would be installed at Delhi and Wellington near here as part of the 100th birthday celebrations of the former Chief of the Indian Army, a top army official said today.



The statues of the first Indian military officer to hold the highest rank of Field Marshal in the Indian Army would be installed at Army College in Delhi and Madras Regimental Centre, Wellington, Maj.Gen Ravi Thodge, Chief instructor (Army), Defence Service Staff College, Wellington, told reporters on the sidelines of memorial services of Manekshaw.

On the occasion of the memorial services, a wreath was placed at the 'Parsee Cemetary' here, where he was laid to rest on June 27, 2008.

Fd Marshal Manekshaw, also remembered as "Sam Bahadur", led the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistan war in 1971 which led to the liberation of Bangladesh.

Born in April 3, 1914, his over four-decade military career saw him participate in World War II, the three wars against Pakistan and the 1962 India-China War.

Army to install Field Marshal Manekshaw statues in Delhi, Wellington - Indian Express

One of the Heroic Generals of the Modern Day India

 

[anant_s]

He remains India's greatest General

 

[rashtriya.rifles]

yeah now they are doing it.. not even a single sitting MP went to his funeral except maybe a few !

 

[IND151]

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[IND151]

He remains India's greatest General

may be not greatest but definitely of one the geratest

 

[rashtriya.rifles]

may be not greatest but definitely of one the geratest

who are the rest ? may i know ?

 

[Koovie]

Very good decision!

He really deserves it

 

[Star Wars]

very good dicision !!!!

 

[Star Wars]

who are the rest ? may i know ?

Field Marshal K M Cariappa

Cariappa under British Empire

Cariappa served in Iraq, Syria and Iran from 1941–1942 and then in Burma in 1943-1944. He spent many of his soldiering years in Waziristan. He earned his 'Mentioned in Despatches' as DAA and QMG of General (later Field Marshal) Slim's 10th Division. He was the first Indian Officer to be given command of a unit in 1942.[clarification needed] By 1944, Cariappa was a Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel. After command he volunteered to serve in 26 Division engaged in clearing the Japanese from Burma, where he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.

Post Indipendence

Post-Independence, Cariappa was appointed as the Deputy Chief of the General Staff with the rank of Major General. On promotion to Lieutenant General he became the Eastern Army Commander. On outbreak of war with Pakistan in 1947, he was moved as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command and directed operations for the recapture of Zojila, Drass and Kargil and re-established a linkup with Leh. In all this, he showed tremendous energy in moving troops, against considerable odds and finally ensuring success. This ensured his elevation to the supreme post of commander in chief. He had two officers senior to him — both King Commissioned Officers (from Sandhurst) of the 1918 batch, KS Mahadeo Singh and MS Himmat Singh ji. KS Mahadeo Singh ji had not enough combat experience and was superseded by Cariappa during the Second World War and finally retired in 1948; he is better remembered now as first Indian commandant of IMA, Dehradun

as you see above...He was a kick ***

 

[third eye]

Field Marshal K M Cariappa

Cariappa under British Empire



Post Indipendence




as you see above...He was a kick ***

may be not greatest but definitely of one the geratest

who are the rest ? may i know ?

Lets not get into a comparison of measuring generals - they both were Great in their own times.

@ Subject, I hope they make a good statue.

 

[Contrarian]

There is a reason they have been declared as Field Marshall's and not just remaining Generals.

Each of them have earned the title.

 

[Star Wars]

Lets not get into a comparison of measuring generals - they both were Great in their own times.

@ Subject, I hope they make a good statue.

comparison ...who is comparing ?...he asked... i answered ....

 

[asad71]

Pls permit a deviation here. In BD and Pakistan, we have cantonments/military bases/ military establishments/naval ships named after Shaheed Tipu Sultan, the hero of heroes. In India they celebrate Wellington who was on the other side. And they call themselves a free country - Mountbatten and Sonia notwithstanding!

 

[third eye]

Pls permit a deviation here. In BD and Pakistan, we have cantonments/military bases/ military establishments/naval ships named after Shaheed Tipu Sultan, the hero of heroes. In India they celebrate Wellington who was on the other side. And they call themselves a free country - Mountbatten and Sonia notwithstanding!

This is likley to derail things.

What has BD got to do with Tipu Sultan ? Geographically he may as well have been on the moon as far as distance is concerned .Except of course the religious connection. No comments on this aspect.

Wellington is the name of a place in the Nilgiris where the DSSC is located. Like this place there are other Hill stations that derive their name from those who either established them of were ppl of eminence . Eg Dalhousie in HP, Lansdowne in UK. Central India still has a place called Sleemanabad ( near Jabalpur & Katni) named after William Henry Sleeman who put down the thugee in India.. & so on.

What is the problem ?

Even Pakistan has a an (in) famous place called Abbotabad. Montgomery Distt has some time past been renamed Sahiwal. Going by your logic they too should not be a free country !

Nations cannot change their past by renaming places or calling ships & missiles by fanciful names. They need to accept their past and move on.

 

[third eye]

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