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Who was heading the Indian Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War Of 1971?

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Who was heading the Indian Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War Of 1971?
posted Sep 6, 2017 by Tanmay

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Sam Manekshaw
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw was the Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, and was subsequently the first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the rank of field marshal. Under his command, Indian forces conducted victorious campaigns against Pakistan in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 that led to the creation of Bangladesh in December 1971.

answer Sep 7, 2017 by Rani Das
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