P P Kumaramangalam | |
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6th Chief of the Army Staff | |
In office 8 June 1966 – 7 June 1969 | |
President | Zakir Husain V. V. Giri |
Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
Preceded by | General Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri |
Succeeded by | Field Marshal S.H.F.J. Manekshaw |
Personal details | |
Born | Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam 1 July 1913 Kumaramangalam, Madras Presidency, British Raj |
Died | 13 March 2000 Chennai, Tamil Nadu | (aged 86)
Resting place | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
Military career | |
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Years of service | 1933–1969 |
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Service number | IA-1282[1] |
Unit | Regiment of Artillery |
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Battles/wars | World War II Indo-Pakistan War of 1947 Sino-Indian War Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 Nathu La and Cho La clashes |
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Relations | P. Subbarayan (Father) Mohan Kumaramangalam (Brother) Rangarajan Mohan Kumaramangalam (Brother's Grandson) |
General Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam, DSO, MBE, FRHS (1 July 1913 – 13 March 2000) was the 6th Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army from 1967 to 1969. He was one of the last British-trained King's Commissioned Indian Officer (KCIO) to serve in the Indian Army, and the last KCIO to lead the Indian Army.
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