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Today is the birth anniversary of General KS Thimayya aka Timmy
Sahib a military legend in his own right.
1) He was the first Indian to ever command an Infantry brigade during WWII.
2) His elder brother Ponappa served in the INA, while his younger brother Somaiah was killed in action in Kashmir.
3) In the army he had a running feud with his British officers over their snobbery and racism.
4) He wanted to quit the Army and join the Freedom Movement , was however dissuaded by Motilal Nehru.
5) During Quit India movement he gave orders to the troops not to fire on the protesters.
6) He oversaw the surrender of INA at Rangoon, his brother was one of the POWs.
7 ) After the Korean War, he played a major role in repatriation of POWs winning plaudits from Gen Douglas Mc Arthur.
8 ) During the first Kashmir War in 1947, personally led from the front in a tank to capture the Zozi La Pass.
9 ) He asked Nehru for just 3 months to beat back the raiders in Kashmir, however latter referred it to the UN.
10) Had a running feud with the Def Minister V.K.Menon over undue interference in Army.
11) Had the foresight to recognize the dangers from China much before any one.
12) His proposal to appoint Lt.Gen Thorat as Army Chief was shot down by Nehru, who instead appointed the mediocre Pran Nath Thapar.
He spent his last days in Cyprus, as part of UN Peacekeeping Force during the Civil War there. Passed away in Cyprus in 1965, due to heart attack.
No important person attended his Funeral, he was buried in Nondescript site at Wilson Garden cemetery.
When the President of Cyprus, came to India, specifically to Honour him, our government, woke up,
and hastily erected a memorial, at ASC center, Bangalore.
When General Thimayya in died Cyprus, the Cyprus Govt. declared 10 day mourning , and the their Flag was at Half Mast !!!
On his birth anniversary pls do fwd this to as many as you can.
Army Day greetings! Salute to Hind ki Sena.
Kuçhh yad unne bhi Kar lo, Jo lot Kar Ghar na aye
SPS
Jai Hind
Maj Gen SPS Grewal
MD cum Chairman
PESCO ,
General Kodendera Subayya Thimayya, DSO was a distinguished soldier of the Indian Army who served as Chief of Army Staff from 1957 to 1961 in the crucial years leading up to the conflict with China in 1962.Wikipedia
Years of service: 1926 – 1961
Unit: 19th Hyderabad Regiment (Now Kumaon Regiment)