|
S.No. |
Facts |
Name |
| 1. | First Army Chief to become Field Marshall | Field Marshall SHFJ Maneckshaw |
| 2. | First Army Chief to die in harness | General BC Joshi |
| 3. | First Chief in the rank of Air Chief Marshall | Air Chief Marshall Arjan Singh |
| 4. | First Chief of Air Staff | Air Marshall Thomas Elmhirst |
| 5. | First Chief of Army Staff | General Rajendrasinhji |
| 6. | First Chief of Integrated Service Command | Lt Gen Pankaj S Joshi |
| 7. | First Chief of Naval Staff | Admiral Charles Thomas Mark Pizey |
| 8. | First Commander in Chief of Indian Army | General Sir Robert Lockhart |
| 9. | First Indian Chief of Air Staff | Air Marshall Subroto Mukherji |
| 10. | First Indian Chief of Naval Staff | Vice Admiral RD Katari |
| 11. | First Indian Commander in Chief of Indian Army | General KM Cariappa (later Field Marshall) |
| 12. | First Marshall of the Indian Air Force | Air Chief Marshall Arjan Singh |
| 13. | First Naval Chief in the rank of Admiral | Admiral AK Chatterji |
| 14. | First Sikh to become the Chief of Army Staff | General JJ Singh |
| 15. | The Chief of Air Staff during 1962 war | Air Marshall AM Engineer |
| 16. | The Chief of Air Staff during 1965 war | Air Chief Marshall Arjan Singh |
| 17. | The Chief of Air Staff during 1971 war | Air Chief Marshall PC Lal |
| 18. | The Chief of Army during 1962 war | General PN Thapar |
| 19. | The Chief of Army during 1965 war | General JN Choudhary |
| 20. | The Chief of Army during 1971 war | Field Marshall SHFJ Maneckshaw |
| 21. | The Chief of Naval Staff during 1962 and 1965 war | Vice Admiral BS Soman |
| 22. | The Chief of Naval Staff during 1971 war | Admiral SM Nanda |