Who was Army's Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw?
Born on April 3, 1914, in Amritsar, Army Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw was awarded Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award, a year after he led the force to victory in the 1971 war against Pakistan. Manekshaw had joined the Army in 1934 as Second Lieutenant and 39 years later became the first General to be promoted to Field Marshal. 