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          K. M. Cariappa

          Indian military officer (–)

          Kodandera Madappa Cariappa (28 January – 15 May ) was an Indian military officer and diplomat who was the 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 He was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army in 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.[1]

          His distinguished military career spanned almost three decades.

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          Born 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 battalio