Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Field marshal is the five-star rank and highest attainable rank in the Indian Army. It is a ceremonial or wartime rank, having been awarded only twice. [7] A field marshal receives the full pay of a full general, and is considered a serving officer until their death. They are entitled to wear a full uniform on all ceremonial occasions.
India. 1 January 1973 - Sam Manekshaw (1914–2008) 28 April 1986 - K. M. Cariappa (1899–1993) Iran. List of Iranian field marshals ... List of field marshals.
Chief of the Air Staff The Chief of the Air Staff is the only serving Four Star Air Officer in the Indian Air Force. Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh PVSM, AVSM Vice Chief of the Air Staff The Vice Chief of the Air Staff is the second-highest-ranking officer in the Indian Air Force. Post Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference ...
Pages in category "Field marshals of India" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. K. M. Cariappa; M.
Pages in category "Lists of field marshals" ... List of Field Marshals (India) List of Iranian field marshals; L. Field marshal (Libya) P. Field Marshal (Philippines)
The Army has ten commissioned officer (officer) ranks, which are designated as Group-A service ranks and are equivalent to the All India Services. The highest attainable rank in the Army's officer cadre is that of the Field Marshal, a ceremonial five-star rank immediately superior to full General. [4]
As a mark of recognition for the commendable service rendered by him to the nation, the Government of India conferred the rank of field marshal on Cariappa on 28 April 1986, at a special investiture ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official home of the president of India.
Field marshal (or field-marshal, abbreviated as FM) is the most senior military rank, senior to the general officer ranks. Usually, it is the highest rank in an army (in countries without the rank of Generalissimo), and as such, few persons are ever appointed to it.