Personality in News | Current Affairs | Vision IAS
News Today Logo

    Personality in News

    Posted 29 Jan 2025

    1 min read

    Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa (1899-1993)

    • He was remembered on his birth anniversary.

    Key Contribution:

    • He was independent India’s first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army—a role previously reserved for the British.
      • Army Day, celebrated every January 15, marks the day he took over as Commander-in-Chief, replacing General Sir Francis Roy Bucher.
    • Military Career: 1919-1953
      • He is the first Indian to command a battalion in the Indian Army.
      • During World War II, he served in the Middle East and Burma.
    • Following his retirement, he served as Indian high commissioner to Australia & New Zealand.
    • The Government conferred the rank of Field Marshal on Cariappa in 1986.

    Values:

    • Leadership, Integrity, patriotism, etc.
    • Tags :
    • K M Kariappa
    Watch News Today
    Subscribe for Premium Features