Philatelic issues related to Indian Personalities issued by Foreign Countries

K. S. Thimayya

Kodendera Subayya Thimmayya, PB, DSO (March 30, 1906 - December 17, 1965) was a distinguished soldier of the Indian Army who served as Chief of Army Staff from 1957 to 1961 in the crucial years leading up to the conflict with China in 1962. After the Korean War, Thimmayya headed a United Nations unit dealing with the repatriation of prisoners of war. After his retirement from the Indian Army, he went on to command the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus. While in Cyprus, he died of a heart attack, in 1965.

 

Sr. No.	Name of Countries	Issue Date / Year
1.	Cyprus	06/06/1966 (With U. N. Emblem) (Single)

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