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Indian Chief of Army staff

This article is about the Indian Army general. For the 16th-century Hindu privateer, see Timoji.

GeneralKodendera Subayya ThimayyaDSO (31 March – 18 December ) was the 3rd Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from to during the crucial years leading up to the conflict with China in Thimayya was the only Indian to command an Infantry brigade in battle during the Second World War and is regarded as the most distinguished combat officer the Indian Army has produced.^[6] After the Korean War, Thimayya headed a United Nations unit dealing with the repatriation of prisoners of war.

After his retirement from the Army, he was appointed Commander of the United Nations Peace Keeping Force in Cyprus from July to December and died in Cyprus while on active duty on 18 December

Early life and education

Kodandera Subayya Thimayya was born in Madikeri, the district town of Kodagu (formerly known as Coorg), Karnataka, on 31 Army Bio Examples - MYSA