the warrior who brought glory.pptx

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1. B.J.P.S Samiti’s M.V.HERWADKAR ENGLISH MEDIUM HIGH SCHOOL STD : 5TH UNIT 6 : The Warrior who Brought Glory KASTURI .I .BADIGER

2. B orn in Amritsar on 3 April 1914 Out from Sherwood College in Nainital after completing his class XI Manekshaw appeared for the army entrance examination in 1932. There were 1200 applicants along with him for 15 vacancies In 1934, he passed out from the Indian Military Academy at Dehra Dun.

3. In June 1969, he succeeded General Kumaramangalam as the eighth chief of the Army Staff He had to lead the Indian Army to confront the designs of the neighbouring Pakistan in 1971

4. Awards won…… Padma Vibhushan in 1972 and the title Field Marshal in 1973