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	===In India===		===In India===
	The [[Partition of India]] in 1947 caused an upheaval in both the security situation and the dynamics of the Indian army. The partition meant the division of the Indian army, which was concurrently called upon to deal with several critical security situations arising from the partition of the country and the anticipated integration of the [[princely states]]. Also during this period, British officers who held most of the senior ranks in the Indian army were gradually disengaged, being replaced with Indian officers. During this critical period, Rajendrasinhji was called upon to shoulder many onerous responsibilities and received rapid promotion in rank commensurately. As a new major-general, he was appointed to command the Delhi sub-area after Independence in August 1947, serving until 1948 as [[General Officer Commanding]] (GOC) of the redesignated [[Western Command (India)\|Delhi and East Punjab Command]] (1947–48).<ref name="MG_appt"/> He was promoted acting [[Lieutenant General]] on 16 January 1948 and appointed GOC-in-C [[Eastern Command (India)\|Eastern Command]].<ref name="actg_lt_gen">{{cite web\|title=Changes in Army Commands\|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1948-JAN-JUNE-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1948-01-20_043.pdf\|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive\|date=20 January 1948\|access-date=26 January ~~2022~~}}</ref> He was then appointed GOC-in-C [[Southern Command (India)\|Southern Command]] (1948–53), following the retirement of [[Eric Goddard\|Lt. General E. N. Goddard]]. [[Operation Polo]], which resulted in the integration of [[Hyderabad State]] with India, was executed during his term in office as GOC-in-C (South).<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-01-20\|title=Who was Field Marshal KM Cariappa?\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/who-was-kodandera-madappa-cariappa-independent-indias-first-army-chief-bipin-rawat/\|access-date=2020-09-18\|website=The Indian Express}}</ref>		The [[Partition of India]] in 1947 caused an upheaval in both the security situation and the dynamics of the Indian army. The partition meant the division of the Indian army, which was concurrently called upon to deal with several critical security situations arising from the partition of the country and the anticipated integration of the [[princely states]]. Also during this period, British officers who held most of the senior ranks in the Indian army were gradually disengaged, being replaced with Indian officers. During this critical period, Rajendrasinhji was called upon to shoulder many onerous responsibilities and received rapid promotion in rank commensurately. As a new major-general, he was appointed to command the Delhi sub-area after Independence in August 1947, serving until 1948 as [[General Officer Commanding]] (GOC) of the redesignated [[Western Command (India)\|Delhi and East Punjab Command]] (1947–48).<ref name="MG_appt"/> He was promoted acting [[Lieutenant General]] on 16 January 1948 and appointed GOC-in-C [[Eastern Command (India)\|Eastern Command]].<ref name="actg_lt_gen">{{cite web\|title=Changes in Army Commands\|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1948-JAN-JUNE-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1948-01-20_043.pdf\|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive\|date=20 January 1948\|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref> He was then appointed GOC-in-C [[Southern Command (India)\|Southern Command]] (1948–53), following the retirement of [[Eric Goddard\|Lt. General E. N. Goddard]]. [[Operation Polo]], which resulted in the integration of [[Hyderabad State]] with India, was executed during his term in office as GOC-in-C (South).<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-01-20\|title=Who was Field Marshal KM Cariappa?\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/who-was-kodandera-madappa-cariappa-independent-indias-first-army-chief-bipin-rawat/\|access-date=2020-09-18\|website=The Indian Express}}</ref>

	As the senior-most serving officer in the army, Gen. Rajendrasinhji was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army on 14 January 1953, following the retirement of [[General officer\|General]] (later [[Field Marshal (India)\|Field Marshal]]) [[Kodandera Madappa Cariappa\|K. M. Cariappa]]. Rajendrasinhji received the rank of General on the same day. With effect from 1 April 1955, the [[President of India]] was constitutionally designated the Commander-in-chief of the [[Indian Armed Forces]]. Rajendrasinhji then became the first head of the Indian army to be designated [[Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army\|Chief of Army Staff]]. He held that office until his retirement from service on 14 May 1955 and was succeeded by [[S. M. Shrinagesh\|Gen. S.M. Srinagesh]].<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Grewal\|first=Kairvy\|date=2020-05-15\|title=Field Marshal KM Cariappa, the man who told Pakistan not to release his captured son\|url=https://theprint.in/theprint-profile/field-marshal-km-cariappa-the-man-who-told-pakistan-not-to-release-his-captured-son/422342/\|access-date=2020-09-18\|website=ThePrint}}</ref>		As the senior-most serving officer in the army, Gen. Rajendrasinhji was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army on 14 January 1953, following the retirement of [[General officer\|General]] (later [[Field Marshal (India)\|Field Marshal]]) [[Kodandera Madappa Cariappa\|K. M. Cariappa]]. Rajendrasinhji received the rank of General on the same day. With effect from 1 April 1955, the [[President of India]] was constitutionally designated the Commander-in-chief of the [[Indian Armed Forces]]. Rajendrasinhji then became the first head of the Indian army to be designated [[Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army\|Chief of Army Staff]]. He held that office until his retirement from service on 14 May 1955 and was succeeded by [[S. M. Shrinagesh\|Gen. S.M. Srinagesh]].<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Grewal\|first=Kairvy\|date=2020-05-15\|title=Field Marshal KM Cariappa, the man who told Pakistan not to release his captured son\|url=https://theprint.in/theprint-profile/field-marshal-km-cariappa-the-man-who-told-pakistan-not-to-release-his-captured-son/422342/\|access-date=2020-09-18\|website=ThePrint}}</ref>
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	\|align="center" \|[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-4.svg\|35px]] \|\| Lieutenant-Colonel \|\| [[Indian Army]] \|\| 15 August 1947<ref name="insignia" group="note">Upon independence in 1947, India became a [[Dominion of India\|Dominion]] within the British [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. As a result, the rank insignia of the [[British Army]], incorporating the [[Tudor Crown]] and four-pointed [[Order of the Bath\|Bath Star]] ("pip"), was retained, as [[George VI of the United Kingdom\|George VI]] remained Commander-in-Chief of the [[Indian Armed Forces]]. After 26 January 1950, when India became a [[Republic of India\|republic]], the [[President of India]] became Commander-in-Chief, and the [[Lion Capital of Asoka\|Ashoka Lion]] replaced the crown, with a five-pointed star being substituted for the "pip."</ref><ref name="insignia_designs"/>		\|align="center" \|[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-4.svg\|35px]] \|\| Lieutenant-Colonel \|\| [[Indian Army]] \|\| 15 August 1947<ref name="insignia" group="note">Upon independence in 1947, India became a [[Dominion of India\|Dominion]] within the British [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. As a result, the rank insignia of the [[British Army]], incorporating the [[Tudor Crown]] and four-pointed [[Order of the Bath\|Bath Star]] ("pip"), was retained, as [[George VI of the United Kingdom\|George VI]] remained Commander-in-Chief of the [[Indian Armed Forces]]. After 26 January 1950, when India became a [[Republic of India\|republic]], the [[President of India]] became Commander-in-Chief, and the [[Lion Capital of Asoka\|Ashoka Lion]] replaced the crown, with a five-pointed star being substituted for the "pip."</ref><ref name="insignia_designs"/>
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	\|align="center" \|[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-8.svg\|35px]] \|\| [[Lieutenant general (United Kingdom)\|Lieutenant-General]] \|\| Indian Army \|\| 16 January 1948 (acting)<ref name="actg_lt_gen"/><ref name="insignia" group="note"/>		\|align="center" \|[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-8.svg\|35px]] \|\| [[Lieutenant general (United Kingdom)\|Lieutenant-General]] \|\| Indian Army \|\| 16 January 1948 (acting)<ref name="actg_lt_gen"/><ref name="insignia" group="note"/>
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	\|align="center" \|[[File:Lieutenant_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg\|35px]] \|\| [[Lieutenant-General]] \|\| Indian Army \|\| 26 January 1950 (acting, recommissioning and change in insignia)<ref name="insignia_designs">{{cite web\|title=New Designs of Crests and Badges in the Services\|url=http://pib.nic.in/archive/docs/DVD_38/ACC%20NO%20807-BR/HOM-1950-01-06_484.pdf\|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193914/http://pib.nic.in/archive/docs/DVD_38/ACC%20NO%20807-BR/HOM-1950-01-06_484.pdf\|archive-date=8 August ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=227 \|date=11 February 1950 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=41 \|date=27 May 1950 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>		\|align="center" \|[[File:Lieutenant_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg\|35px]] \|\| [[Lieutenant-General]] \|\| Indian Army \|\| 26 January 1950 (acting, recommissioning and change in insignia)<ref name="insignia_designs">{{cite web\|title=New Designs of Crests and Badges in the Services\|url=http://pib.nic.in/archive/docs/DVD_38/ACC%20NO%20807-BR/HOM-1950-01-06_484.pdf\|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193914/http://pib.nic.in/archive/docs/DVD_38/ACC%20NO%20807-BR/HOM-1950-01-06_484.pdf\|archive-date=8 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=227 \|date=11 February 1950 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=41 \|date=27 May 1950 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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	\|align="center" \|[[File:General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg\|35px]] \|\| [[General (India)\|General]]<br>(C-in-C, IA) \|\| Indian Army \|\| 15 January 1953<ref name="COAS">{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=113 \|date=11 June 1955 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>		\|align="center" \|[[File:General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg\|35px]] \|\| [[General (India)\|General]]<br>(C-in-C, IA) \|\| Indian Army \|\| 15 January 1953<ref name="COAS">{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=113 \|date=11 June 1955 \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>

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| name = Maharaj Shri Rajendrasinhji Jadeja
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1899|06|15}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1964|01|01|1899|06|15}}
| birth_place = Sarodar, [[Kathiawar]], [[Nawanagar State]]
| image = File:Gen Maharaj Shri Rajendrasinhji Jadeja.jpg
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| honorific_prefix = [[General (India)|General]]
| honorific_suffix = [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]]
| office1 = 3rd [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army (later COAS)]]
| term_start1 = 14 January 1953
| term_end1 = 1 April 1955
| predecessor1 = [[K M Cariappa|Field Marshal K M Cariappa]]
| successor1 = ''Office Replaced by office of [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)]]''
| office = 1st [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]]
| term_start = 1 April 1955
| term_end = 14 May 1955
| president = [[Rajendra Prasad]]
| primeminister = [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| predecessor = ''Office Established''
| successor = [[Satyawant Mallannah Shrinagesh|General SM Shrinagesh]]
| module = {{Infobox military person | embed=yes
| allegiance = {{flag|British India}} {{flag|India}}
| branch = {{army|British India}} {{army|India}}
| serviceyears = 1921–1955
| rank = [[File:General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|23px]] [[General (India)|General]]
| servicenumber =IA-35<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=41 |date=27 May 1950 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
| unit = [[2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse)|2nd Lancers]]
| commands = [[File:IA Southern Command.svg|20px]] [[Southern Command (India)|Southern Army]] [[File:IA Eastern Command.jpg|20px]] [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Army]] [[File:IA Western Command.svg|20px]] [[Western Command (India)|Western Army]] (then called 'Delhi and East Punjab Command') [[2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse)|2nd Lancers]]
| battles = [[World War II]] [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]]
| awards = [[File:Dso-ribbon.png|32px]] [[Distinguished Service Order]]
| spouse = Maya Kunwarba}}
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General [[Maharaj]] [[Shri]] '''Rajendrasinhji Jadeja''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|DSO}} (15 June 1899 – 1 January 1964), also known as '''K.S. Rajendrasinhji,''' was the first [[Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army|Chief of Army Staff]] of the [[Indian army]], and the second [[India]]n, after Field Marshal [[K. M. Cariappa]], to become Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army.

==Personal life==
Rajendrasinhji was born on 15 June 1899, at Sarodar in the [[Kathiawar]] region of what is now the western [[India]]n state of [[Gujarat]].<ref>[[Nawanagar State|Nawanagar]]</ref> The family belonged to the ruling [[Yaduvanshi Rajput]] dynasty<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kutch Rulers with their Coinage details|url=http://www.chiefacoins.com/Database/Countries/Kutch.htm|access-date=2020-11-02|website=chiefacoins.com}}</ref> of [[Nawanagar State]] (now [[Jamnagar]]),<ref>{{cite book|title=Gazette of India|year=1953|page=1475|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sBgPAQAAIAAJ&q=General+Maharaj+Rajendrasinhji+Nawanagar|quote=Major General M. S. Pratapsinhji; 2. Major General M. S. Himatsinhji; 3. Maharaj Shri Duleepsinhji; and 4. Lieutenant General M. S. Rajendrasinhji; members of the family of the Ruler of Nawanagar for the purposes...}}</ref> [[K S Ranjitsinhji|K.S. Ranjitsinhji]], uncle of [[Duleepsinhji|K.S.Duleepsinhji]], two [[cricket]]ing luminaries produced by that family.<ref>India at a glance: a comprehensive reference book on India 1954 - Page 1725</ref> In 1928, Rajendrasinh wed Maya Kunwarba. The couple became the parents of three children. His son, [[Sukhdevsinhji]], married the daughter of the ruler of Masuda, Rajkumari Vijaylakshmi Masuda. His youngest daughter was married to the Raja Sahib of the erstwhile princely state of [[Khairagarh State|Khairagarh]] in then [[Madhya Pradesh]] (present day [[Chhattisgarh]]), she was an [[Member of parliament|MP]] of the [[Lok Sabha]] and a popular leader in her constituency.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sen|first=Satadru|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ER-SVOdIGXYC&q=Ranjitsinhji+rajput&pg=PA71|title=Disciplined Natives: Race, Freedom and Confinement in Colonial India|year=2012|publisher=Primus Books|isbn=978-93-80607-31-3}}</ref>

==Career==
Rajendrasinhji attended [[Rajkumar College, Rajkot]], then at [[Malvern College]]. Having resolved upon pursuing a military career, he joined the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]]. In 1921, he was commissioned as a [[Second lieutenant]] onto the Unattached List for the Indian Army. He spent a year attached to the 3rd battalion the [[King's Royal Rifle Corps]] and then joined the Indian Army and was posted to the [[2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse)|2nd Royal Lancers]]. As a [[King's Commissioned Indian Officer]], he held various ranks and offices in the [[British Indian Army]] and served with distinction during the [[World War II|Second World War]].{{Sfn|Board|2014|p=21}}

General Rajendrasinhji became the first Indian to be deputed to serve as Military Attaché to [[Washington DC]] in 1945–46.

===Second World War===
In 1941, Rajendrasinhji was sent to the [[Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre]] as a squadron commander of the 2nd Lancers. In April 1941, his [[brigade]], the [[3rd Indian Motor Brigade]], was surrounded at [[Mechili]] by numerically superior Axis forces. Being encircled, the allied forces were left with no option but to hazard a headlong foray through the enemy forces, into the desert. Rajendrasinhji's squadron took the rearguard position during this operation. While the vanguard suffered much loss of life by a German tank attack, Ranjitsinhji's squadron was not seriously impacted. He led his squadron in a charge through the enemy ranks, and they gained respite in the safety of some nearby hills. The squadron essayed further action on the enemy forces after nightfall and achieved considerable success; indeed, it returned to base with sixty prisoners of war.<ref>{{Cite web|title=DR. RAJENDRASINH JADEJA|url=https://www.marwadiuniversity.ac.in/team/dr-rajendrasinh-jadeja/|access-date=2020-09-18|website=Marwadi University}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Who was the first Indian Chief of Army Staff of the|url=https://www.examveda.com/|access-date=2020-09-18|website=examveda.com}}</ref>

For his courageous leadership and determined action, Rajendrasinhji was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Order]] (DSO) in 1941.<ref>London Gazette 9 September 1941</ref> He was the first Indian to be honoured with this decoration during the Second World War.

Returning to India in October 1942, Rajendrasinhji was appointed commandant of 2 Royal Lancers in 1943.<ref name="MG_appt"/> In May 1945, he was appointed the army's Deputy Director of Public Relations and posted to Washington, with a further appointment as military attache there from June.<ref name="MG_appt"/> He was promoted to brigadier in September 1946 and assigned to command the Piska sub-area. He was then appointed the first Indian director of the Indian Armoured Corps, and shortly before Independence was promoted acting [[Major General]] on 30 July 1947.<ref name="MG_appt"/>

===In India===
The [[Partition of India]] in 1947 caused an upheaval in both the security situation and the dynamics of the Indian army. The partition meant the division of the Indian army, which was concurrently called upon to deal with several critical security situations arising from the partition of the country and the anticipated integration of the [[princely states]]. Also during this period, British officers who held most of the senior ranks in the Indian army were gradually disengaged, being replaced with Indian officers. During this critical period, Rajendrasinhji was called upon to shoulder many onerous responsibilities and received rapid promotion in rank commensurately. As a new major-general, he was appointed to command the Delhi sub-area after Independence in August 1947, serving until 1948 as [[General Officer Commanding]] (GOC) of the redesignated [[Western Command (India)|Delhi and East Punjab Command]] (1947–48).<ref name="MG_appt"/> He was promoted acting [[Lieutenant General]] on 16 January 1948 and appointed GOC-in-C [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Command]].<ref name="actg_lt_gen">{{cite web|title=Changes in Army Commands|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1948-JAN-JUNE-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1948-01-20_043.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=20 January 1948|access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref> He was then appointed GOC-in-C [[Southern Command (India)|Southern Command]] (1948–53), following the retirement of [[Eric Goddard|Lt. General E. N. Goddard]]. [[Operation Polo]], which resulted in the integration of [[Hyderabad State]] with India, was executed during his term in office as GOC-in-C (South).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-20|title=Who was Field Marshal KM Cariappa?|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/who-was-kodandera-madappa-cariappa-independent-indias-first-army-chief-bipin-rawat/|access-date=2020-09-18|website=The Indian Express}}</ref>

As the senior-most serving officer in the army, Gen. Rajendrasinhji was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army on 14 January 1953, following the retirement of [[General officer|General]] (later [[Field Marshal (India)|Field Marshal]]) [[Kodandera Madappa Cariappa|K. M. Cariappa]]. Rajendrasinhji received the rank of General on the same day. With effect from 1 April 1955, the [[President of India]] was constitutionally designated the Commander-in-chief of the [[Indian Armed Forces]]. Rajendrasinhji then became the first head of the Indian army to be designated [[Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army|Chief of Army Staff]]. He held that office until his retirement from service on 14 May 1955 and was succeeded by [[S. M. Shrinagesh|Gen. S.M. Srinagesh]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Grewal|first=Kairvy|date=2020-05-15|title=Field Marshal KM Cariappa, the man who told Pakistan not to release his captured son|url=https://theprint.in/theprint-profile/field-marshal-km-cariappa-the-man-who-told-pakistan-not-to-release-his-captured-son/422342/|access-date=2020-09-18|website=ThePrint}}</ref>

== Death ==
General Maharaj Shri Rajendrasinhji died on 1 January 1964, aged 65 years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pin by Examlover on Today In History June 2018 {{!}} Indian army, Army, Indian|url=https://www.pinterest.com/pin/800655639978589190/|access-date=2020-09-18|website=Pinterest}}</ref>

==Awards and decorations==
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award‐star|ribbon=Dso-ribbon.png|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award‐star|ribbon=India_General_Service_Medal_1936_BAR.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award‐star|ribbon=39-45_Star_BAR.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award‐star|ribbon=Africa_Star_BAR.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award‐star|ribbon=Burma_Star_BAR.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award‐star|ribbon=Ribbon_-_War_Medal_%26_MiD.png|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award‐star|ribbon=Defence_Medal_BAR.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award‐star|ribbon=Indian_Independence_medal_1947.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award‐star|ribbon=GeorgeVSilverJubileum-ribbon.png|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award‐star|ribbon=GeorgeVICoronationRibbon.png|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award‐star|ribbon=Ribbon - QE II Coronation Medal.png|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award‐star|ribbon=Us legion of merit officer rib.png|width=112}}

|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
|[[Distinguished Service Order]] (1941) (First Indian to be awarded in WW2)
|[[India General Service Medal (1936)|India General Service Medal (1936-39)]]
| [[1939-1945 Star]]
| [[Africa Star]]
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|[[Burma Star]]
|[[War Medal 1939-1945]] (with oak leaf for [[Mention in dispatches|MID]] 1941)
|[[Defence Medal (United Kingdom)|Defence Medal]] (1945)
|[[Indian Independence Medal]] (1947)
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|[[King George V Silver Jubilee Medal]] (1935)
|[[King George VI Coronation Medal]] (1937)
|[[Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal]] (1953)
|[[Legion of Merit]] (1948) (Degree of an Officer)
|}

===Others===
*Order of Yugoslavia Army Class I

==Dates of rank==
{|class="wikitable" style="background:white"
! Insignia !! Rank !! Component !! Date of rank
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|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-1a.svg|35px]] || [[Second lieutenant#United Kingdom & other Commonwealth countries|Second Lieutenant]] || [[British Indian Army]] || 14 July 1921<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=32804 |date=9 March 1923 |page=1915 |supp= |nolink=y}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-1b.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|Lieutenant]] || British Indian Army || 14 October 1923<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=32999 |date=5 December 1924 |page=8866 |supp= |nolink=y}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-2.svg|35px]] || [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|Captain]] || British Indian Army || 14 July 1929<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=33530 |date=30 August 1929 |page=5648 |supp= |nolink=y}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-3.svg|35px]] || [[Major (United Kingdom)|Major]] ||British Indian Army || 1 January 1937 (brevet)<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34356 |date=1 January 1937 |page=14 |supp= |nolink=y}}</ref> 1 August 1938 (substantive)<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34608 |date=17 March 1939 |page=1851 |supp= |nolink=y}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-4.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant-Colonel]] || British Indian Army || 29 November 1943 (acting) 29 February 1944 (temporary)<ref name="Indian_Army_List_45">{{cite book|pages=131|title=Indian Army List for October 1945 (Part I)|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1945}}</ref> 14 July 1947 (substantive)<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=38118 |date=7 November 1947|page=5248 |supp= |nolink=y}}</ref>
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|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-5.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel (United Kingdom)|Colonel]] || British Indian Army || 11 May 1945 (acting)<ref name="Indian_Army_List_45"/>
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|align="center" |[[File:British Army (1928-1953) OF-6.svg|35px]] || [[Brigadier (United Kingdom)|Brigadier]] || British Indian Army || 1946
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|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-4.svg|35px]] || Lieutenant-Colonel || [[Indian Army]] || 15 August 1947<ref name="insignia" group="note">Upon independence in 1947, India became a [[Dominion of India|Dominion]] within the British [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. As a result, the rank insignia of the [[British Army]], incorporating the [[Tudor Crown]] and four-pointed [[Order of the Bath|Bath Star]] ("pip"), was retained, as [[George VI of the United Kingdom|George VI]] remained Commander-in-Chief of the [[Indian Armed Forces]]. After 26 January 1950, when India became a [[Republic of India|republic]], the [[President of India]] became Commander-in-Chief, and the [[Lion Capital of Asoka|Ashoka Lion]] replaced the crown, with a five-pointed star being substituted for the "pip."</ref><ref name="insignia_designs"/>
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|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-7.svg|35px]] || [[Major general (United Kingdom)|Major-General]] || Indian Army || 30 July 1947<ref name="insignia" group="note"/><ref name="MG_appt">{{cite web|title=Press Communique|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1947-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1947-07-30_330.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref>
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|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-8.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant-General]] || Indian Army || 16 January 1948 (acting)<ref name="actg_lt_gen"/><ref name="insignia" group="note"/>
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|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-General]] || Indian Army || 26 January 1950 (acting, recommissioning and change in insignia)<ref name="insignia_designs">{{cite web|title=New Designs of Crests and Badges in the Services|url=http://pib.nic.in/archive/docs/DVD_38/ACC%20NO%20807-BR/HOM-1950-01-06_484.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193914/http://pib.nic.in/archive/docs/DVD_38/ACC%20NO%20807-BR/HOM-1950-01-06_484.pdf|archive-date=8 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=227 |date=11 February 1950 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=41 |date=27 May 1950 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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|align="center" |[[File:General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[General (India)|General]] (C-in-C, IA) || Indian Army || 15 January 1953<ref name="COAS">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=113 |date=11 June 1955 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
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|align="center" |[[File:General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[General (India)|General]] (COAS) || Indian Army || 3 May 1955<ref name="COAS"/>
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==Notes==
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==References==
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* [https://thestudybank.com/qbank/who-was-the-first-indian-chief-of-army-staff-of-the-indian-army/ Who was the first Indian Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army ?]
* [http://www.freeonlinetest.in/question-and-answer/miscellaneous-gk-online-test/gk-on-indian-army/ First Indian Chief of Army Staff ?]

== Bibliography ==

* {{Cite book|last=Board|first=Gujarat|url=http://www.hmpenglish.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/004-M-2014-No.-1-4-Vol-17.pdf|title=HMP Gujarat|publisher=ELT Quarterly|year=2014|location=[[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]]|issn=0975-0258}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070205184333/http://bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Army-Chiefs/Chiefs-Army04.html Profile on the website of the Indian Army]
*[http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/dec/18chin.htm Offer of supecession?] [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000130/spectrum/books.htm Another such suggestion]
*{{usurped|[https://archive.today/20130125080418/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/01/18/stories/2005011801880900.htm Khadakvasla inaugurated on his watch]}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061024184539/http://www.defenceindia.com/defenceind/indian_army_chief.html Dates as head of the army]
*[[List of Rajputs]]
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