K. M. Cariappa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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First Indian commander-in-chief (C-in-C) of the Indian Army
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Place of Birth: Madikeri, Karnataka, India
About K. M. Cariappa
- Field Marshal Kodandera "Kipper" Madappa Cariappa, OBE (29 December 1898 – 15 May 1993) was the first Indian Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of the Indian Army.
- He led Indian forces on the Western Front during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.
- He was specifically appointed Army Chief during 1965 Indo-Pak war.
- He is one of only two Indian Army officers to hold the five-star rank of field marshal; the other being Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw.
- He was appointed commander-in-chief of the Indian Army in 1949. His distinguished military career spanned almost three decades.
- Born on 29 December 1898, in Madikeri, Kodagu, Cariappa joined the British Indian Army shortly after the end of World War I, and was commissioned as a temporary first lieutenant into the 2/88 Carnatic Infantry.
- He was transferred between multiple regiments early in his career before settling on 1/7 Rajputs, which became his permanent regiment. He was the first Indian military officer to attend the Staff College, Quetta, the first Indian to command a battalion, and was also one of the first two Indians selected to undergo training at the Imperial Defence College, Camberley, UK.
- He served in various staff capacities at various unit and command headquarters (HQ) and also at the General HQ, New Delhi.
- Before taking over as the C-in-C of the Indian Army, Cariappa served as the commander of the Indian Army's Eastern and Western Commands.
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