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===India=== {{Main|Field marshal (India)}} [[File:Field_marshal_SHFJ_Manekshaw.jpg|right|thumb|Field Marshal [[Sam Manekshaw]]]] Field marshal is the highest attainable rank in the [[Indian Army]]. It is a ceremonial/war time rank. There have been two Indian field marshals to date. [[Sam Manekshaw]] was promoted to the rank in 1973 for his role in leading the Indian Army to aid in the final days of the Indian Army's support for the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] against Pakistan. [[K. M. Cariappa]] was promoted in 1986, long after he retired, in recognition of his services as the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army.<ref>{{cite web|title=Did You Know That Only 3 People Have Been Given The Highest Ranks In The Indian Armed Forces?|date=24 February 2016|url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/Highest-ranks-in-Indian-Armed-Forces/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104090735/https://www.scoopwhoop.com/Highest-ranks-in-Indian-Armed-Forces|archive-date=4 January 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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