Konstantinos Damianos
Konstantinos Damianos | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Κωνσταντίνος Δαμιανός |
| Born | c. 1853 Athens, Kingdom of Greece |
| Died | 23 September 1915[1] Athens, Kingdom of Greece |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Greece |
| Service |  Hellenic Army |
| Years of service | 1878–1915 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Army of Epirus |
| Commands | 3rd Infantry Division IV Army Corps |
| Wars | Greco-Turkish War (1897) Balkan Wars |
| Awards |  Order of the Redeemer |
| Alma mater | Hellenic Military Academy |
Konstantinos Damianos (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Δαμιανός, c. 1853–1915) was a senior Hellenic Army officer who fought in the Balkan Wars of 1912–1913.
He was born in Athens in about 1853, and graduated from the Hellenic Military Academy on 7 February 1878 as an artillery adjutant.[2] He fought in the Epirus front of the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 with the rank of major.
In 1911, he was named CO of the 3rd Infantry Division at Missolonghi, which he also commanded during the Balkan Wars, with the rank of major general.[2] In 1914 he was promoted to lieutenant general and assigned the command of the newly constituted IV Army Corps at Kavala.
He was suspended from active service on 4 April 1915 and died in Athens on 23 September 1915.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Note: Greece officially adopted the Gregorian calendar on 16 February 1923 (which became 1 March). All dates prior to that, unless specifically denoted, are Old Style.
- ^ a b c Μεγάλη Στρατιωτικὴ
κ α ὶ Ναυτικὴ Ἐγκυκλοπαιδεία. Tόμος Τρίτος: Δαβατηνός–Ἰωσήφ [Great Military and Naval Encyclopaedia. Volume III: Davatinos–Joseph] (in Greek). Athens: Ἔκδοσις Μεγάλης Στρατιωτικῆςκ α ὶ Ναυτικῆς Ἐγκυκλοπαιδείας. 1929. p. 4. OCLC 31255024.
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