Konstantinos Damianos

Konstantinos Damianos
Born 1853
Athens
Died 23 September 1915[1]
Athens
Allegiance  Greece
Service/branch Hellenic Army
Years of service 1878–1915
Rank Lieutenant General
Wars Greco-Turkish War of 1897, Balkan Wars

Konstantinos Damianos (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Δαμιανός, 1853–1915) was a senior Greek Army officer who fought in the Balkan Wars of 1912–1913.

He was born in Athens in 1853, and graduated from the Greek Army 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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 3 Μεγάλη Στρατιωτική και Ναυτική Εγκυκλοπαιδεία. Τόμος Γ′: Δαβατηνός – Ιωσήφ [Great Military and Naval Encyclopedia. Volume III] (in Greek). Athens. 1929. p. 4.
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