Field Marshal Kariappa, Who Was Even Saluted by Pakistani Soldiers
Field Marshal Kariappa, who was also saluted by Pakistani soldiers,Pakistani soldiers put down their weapons, Kariappa
Became Field Marshal,role in making Leh a part of India
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Field Marshal Kariappa, Who Was Even Saluted by Pakistani Soldiers
When it comes to providing leadership to the Indian Army, Kodandera
Madappa Kariappa's name is recalled with immense respect. He was the first Commander in Chief of the Indian Army. He is also known
as a ' Keeper '. It is said that when he was posted in Fatehgarh ,
the wife of a British officer had a lot of difficulty in taking his name. So
they started calling him ' Keeper '. In 1942, Kariappa became the first Indian officer to receive the rank of
lieutenant colonel. In 1944, he was promoted to the rank of brigadier and was
given the charge of the Bannu Frontier Brigade as commander. Major General VK Singh, who wrote a biography of Field Marshal Kariappa,
says, "While passing through a village in those days, Kariappa saw some
Pathan women carrying large pots full of water on their heads." "After questioning, it was found out that they had to go daily to
fetch water from another village four miles away. Kariappa immediately ordered
a well to be dug in his vil…
