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State your opinion:
'Sam Manekshaw' was an important figure in the military history of India.
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- 'Sam Manekshaw' was dispatched to Burma during World War II to stop Japanese forces from attacking.
- He was hit by nine bullets fired from the Japanese machine guns.
- Maj. Gen. David Cowan, senior commanding officer, witnessed Manekshaw’s unmatched valour and personally came to meet him. He pinned his own Military Cross ribbon on Manekshaw.
- A Military Cross could be awarded only to a soldier who is alive. Manekshaw was rushed to a hospital.
- Later he was appointed as the first Field Marshall of independent India. Thus, "Sam Manekshaw" played a significant role in India's military history.
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