Former Army chief passes away

BANGALORE, MARCH 13: General P P Kumaramangalam, former Chief of the Army staff, died in the early hours of Monday at the Air Force Comman...

BANGALORE, MARCH 13: General P P Kumaramangalam, former Chief of the Army staff, died in the early hours of Monday at the Air Force Command Hospital, here following Cardio Respiratory failure, defence source said. He was 87.

Kumaramangalam was in the intensive care unit of the hospital for the last six months. He is survived by his wife, son and daughter. General Kumaramangalam had his education at Eton and Woolwich in England and was commissioned into the Regiment of Artillery in 1933.

During the second World War, he was awarded the distinguished service order. He was taken prisoner of war in Italy in 1942. He escaped but was imprisoned in Germany again.

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At the end of the war he returned to India and become a Brigadier in 1948. After holding several positions, including the Deputy Chief and Vice Chief of Army, he became Chief of Army staff in 1966 and held that position till 1969.

The funeral of General Kumarmangalam will take place at Kalpally crematorium here with full military honour on Tuesday.

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