J. F. R. Jacob

J. F. R. Jacob

Indian Army lieutenant general and governor · 1921–2016

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Indian Army general from a Baghdadi Jewish family of Calcutta. As chief of staff of Eastern Command he planned the 1971 campaign that freed Bangladesh and went to Dhaka to secure the surrender of the Pakistani army. He later served as Governor of Goa and of Punjab. "I am proud to be a Jew, but am Indian through and through," he said.

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