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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-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>
|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 2019}}</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"/>
|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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