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| honorific_prefix = Kapetan (Chieftain) |
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| name = Stavros Kotsopoulos |
| name = Stavros Kotsopoulos |
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| native_name = Σταύρος Κωτσόπουλος |
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| caption = Kotsopoulos in the early 1900s. |
| caption = Kotsopoulos in the early 1900s. |
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| birth_date = c. 1870s |
| birth_date = c. 1870s |
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| birth_place = Banitsa, [[Monastir Vilayet]], [[Ottoman Empire]] (now [[Vevi]], [[Greece]]) |
| birth_place = Banitsa, [[Monastir Vilayet]], [[Ottoman Empire]] {{small|(now [[Vevi]], [[Greece]])}} |
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| nickname = Kapetan Banitsiotis |
| nickname = Kapetan Banitsiotis<br>{{small|Καπετάν Μπανιτσιώτης)}} |
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| allegiance = {{flagicon|Kingdom of Greece|state}} [[Kingdom of Greece]]<br>[[File:Flag of the Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus.svg|24px]] [[Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus|Aut. Rep. of Northern Epirus]] |
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* [[File:Flag of the Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus.svg|24px]] [[Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus|Aut. Rep. of Northern Epirus]] |
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| branch = * {{flagicon image|Seal of the Greek-Macedonian Committee.jpg}} [[Hellenic Macedonian Committee|HMC]] |
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*[[Macedonian Struggle]] |
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*[[Balkan Wars]] |
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*[[First Balkan War]] |
**[[First Balkan War]] |
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*[[Second Balkan War]] |
**[[Second Balkan War]] |
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[[Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus|North Epirote Struggle]] |
*[[Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus|North Epirote Struggle]] |
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*[[World War II]] |
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*[[Greek Resistance]] |
**[[Greek Resistance]] |
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| awards = [[Commemorative Medal of the Macedonian Struggle]]<br>[[Medal for the Struggle of North Epirus]]<br>[[Medal for National Resistance]] |
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Revision as of 22:29, 18 July 2023
Stavros Kotsopoulos | |
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 Kotsopoulos in the early 1900s. | |
| Native name | Σταύρος Κωτσόπουλος |
| Nickname(s) | Kapetan Banitsiotis Καπετάν Μπανιτσιώτης) |
| Born | c. 1870s Banitsa, Monastir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (now Vevi, Greece) |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Greece Aut. Rep. of Northern Epirus |
| Service/ |  Hellenic Army |
| Battles/wars | |
Stavros Kotsopoulos (Greek: Σταύρος Κωτσόπουλος) was a Greek revolutionary chieftain of the Macedonian Struggle and the North Epirote Struggle, an irregular fighter in the Balkan Wars, and a member of the resistance in World War II. He was also known by his nom-de-guerre, Kapetan Banitsiotis.
Biography
He was born and raised in Banitsa (now Vevi) of Florina in the 1870s. He started his armed activities very early against the Bulgarian Komitadjis. After he performed several operations, he was wanted by the Ottoman authorities and chased by Bulgarian armed groups. For this reason, he fled to the United States in 1905. His intense actions against the Bulgarians (immigrants from Macedonia) and the constant clashes in which he participated made him wanted even in the United States. He escaped back to Macedonia.
He was enlisted in the group of chieftain Nikolaos Andrianakis for the period 1907–1908. In 1908, he was arrested by the Ottoman authorities and imprisoned in Monastir (now Bitola). He was sentenced to death by the Ottoman court, but before his execution he managed to escape again and flee abroad.
In 1909 he returned to Macedonia, head of an armed group consisting of 6 Cretans. His squad acted against the Bulgarian groups until the liberation of the region in 1912, killing the most dangerous Komitadjis in the area of his hometown, Banitsa.
Later, he fought for the Independence of Northern Epirus (1914), during the Second World War and during the Axis occupation of Greece, developing strong resistance actions against the Italians (who occupied the Prespa region) and the Germans from 1941 to 1944.[1][2][3]
Sources & References
- ^ "Αφανείς, Γηγενείς Μακεδονομάχοι", επιστημονική επιμέλεια: Ιωάννης
Σ . Κολιόπουλος, Εταιρεία Μακεδονικών Σπουδών, publications University Studio Press, 2008 - ^ "Καπετάν Σταύρος Κωτσόπουλος",
Ν ικόλαος Μέρτζος, Μακεδονική Ζωή, t. 48 (1970), p. 37-38 - ^ "Ιστορικά Βεύης",
Σ . Τριανταφυλλίδης, Florina 1958, p. 35-41
