Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa was appointed to the rank on January 14, 1986, several years after his retirement, in recognition of his pioneering role in shaping the Indian Army.

He was the first officer of the Indian Army to achieve this highest rank. The special thing is that there have been only two Field Marshals in the history of the Indian Army so far. Field Marshal ...

The rank of field marshal, the highest possible military designation, is reserved for exceptional service and wartime leadership. He was awarded with this honour for his decisive leadership during ...

Field marshal or FM is a five–star officer rank and the highest attainable rank in the Indian Army. The rank is immediately above general, but not in use in the army's current structure.

The Indian Army has 10 commissioned officer ranks, with the Field Marshal being the highest rank. The Field Marshal is the highest military rank in India. The next highest rank is the General, who ...

In India, the rank of field marshal has been conferred to only two officers until now: Sam Manekshaw in 1973 and Kodandera M Cariappa in 1986. Sam Manekshaw was the first Indian field marshal ...

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir has been promoted to the rank of field marshal following his "exemplary leadership" during Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos, launched against India’s ...

The title of Field Marshal is a five-star rank that ... Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir to the rank of Field Marshal, the highest possible military ... who held Indian army’s highest rank. 2 ...

A field marshal is the highest rank in armies – like Pakistan’s and India’s – that follow the British Army’s traditions. How rare is the field marshal rank? Very.

Earlier this week, the Pakistani federal cabinet promoted Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir to the rank of field marshal, the highest military designation in the Pakistan Army.