Epameinondas Kavvadias

Epameinondas Kavvadias
Epameinondas Kavvadias
	Kavvadias photographed in uniform, c. 1940
Native name	Επαμεινώνδας Καββαδίας
Nickname(s)	Paminos
Born	January 1, 1886; Athens
Died	April 10, 1965 (aged 78–79); Athens
Allegiance	Kingdom of Greece, Second Hellenic Republic
Service	Hellenic Navy
Years of service	1902–1947
Rank	Vice Admiral (Greek: αντιναύαρχος)
Commands held	Nafkratousa (1913), Dafni (1914), Doris (1914–15), Niki (1920–22), Thyella (1922), Hephaestos (1928–29), Georgios Averof (1932–33), Hellenic Navy (1937 and 1938-39, 1939-41)
Battles/wars	German invasion of Greece
Awards	Gold Cross of Valour, War Cross 1st Class, War Cross 2nd Class.
Relations	Panagiotis Kavvadias (father) ; Alexander Polycleitos Cawadias (brother)

Epameinondas Kavvadias (Greek: Επαμεινώνδας Καββαδίας; 1 January 1886 – 10 April 1965) was a Greek admiral who served thrice as Chief of the Navy General Staff and led the Greek fleet in the first years of World War II.

Life

Epameinondas Kavvadias was born in

Theodoros Pangalos

dictatorship in 1925.

As

naval attaché. In 1950, he published his war memoirs under the title The naval war of 1940 as I experienced it (Greek

: "Ο ναυτικός πόλεμος του 1940 όπως τον έζησα").

He died in Athens on 10 April 1965.[2]

Honours

Among other Greek and foreign medals, Kavvadias received:

Commander's Cross of the Cross of Valour (1 July 1947), Greece's highest military award, for his overall leadership of the fleet in World War II^[2]
Medal for Outstanding Acts (31 August 1946), for his role in the reorganization of the fleet in exile^[2]
War Cross 1st Class (31 August 1946), for the Greco-Italian War^[2]
War Cross 2nd Class (14 September 1944), for the Navy's evacuation in April 1941^[2]
War Cross 2nd Class (27 October 1941), for the Greco-Italian War^[2]
Asia Minor Campaign^[2]

He was also named honorary

aide de camp to King Paul in 1947, and Honorary Chief of the Fleet in 1963.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Hellenic Navy 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Διατελέσαντες Αρχηγοί ΓΕΝ: Καββαδίας, Επαμεινώνδας" (in Greek). Hellenic Navy. Retrieved 10 May 2015.

Sources

Rear Adm. D. Giakoumakis. Αντιναύαρχος Αλεξ. Σακελλαρίου (1887-1982) - Αντιναύαρχος Επαμ. Καββαδίας (1886-1965). Μαχητές του Χρέους και της Θυσίας (Βίοι παράλληλοι). Union of Retired Hellenic Navy Officers official website (in Greek). Archived from the original on 12 February 2005. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
Hellenic Navy (2022-10-10). "Υποναύαρχος Επαμεινώνδας Καββαδίας ΠΝ" (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2023-02-11. Retrieved 2023-02-11.

Military offices
Preceded by Rear Admiral Periklis Dimoulis	Chief of the Navy General Staff 23 August 1933 – 17 July 1934	Succeeded by Rear Admiral Periklis Dimoulis
Preceded by Vice Admiral Dimitrios Oikonomou	Chief of the Navy General Staff 19 December 1936 – 12 January 1937	Succeeded by Rear Admiral Alexandros Sakellariou
Preceded by Rear Admiral Alexandros Sakellariou	Chief of the Navy General Staff 13 August – 17 September 1938	Succeeded by Rear Admiral Alexandros Sakellariou

[FOOTNOTEHellenic_Navy2022-1] Hellenic Navy 2022.

[PN-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Διατελέσαντες Αρχηγοί ΓΕΝ: Καββαδίας, Επαμεινώνδας" (in Greek). Hellenic Navy. Retrieved 10 May 2015.

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[2]

v t e Recipients of the Commander's Cross of the Cross of Valour
Individuals	Constantine I of Greece George II of Greece Paul of Greece Epameinondas Kavvadias Pavlos Kountouriotis Alexandros Papagos Anastasios Papoulas Alexandros Sakellariou Konstantinos Ventiris Petros Voulgaris
Units	1st Infantry Regiment 2nd Infantry Regiment (twice) 3rd Infantry Regiment (twice) 4th Infantry Regiment 5th Infantry Regiment 6th Infantry Regiment (twice) 7th Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry Regiment 9th Infantry Regiment 11th Infantry Regiment 12th Infantry Regiment 14th Infantry Regiment (twice) 16th Infantry Regiment 17th Infantry Regiment 19th Infantry Regiment 20th Infantry Regiment 21st Infantry Regiment 22nd Infantry Regiment 23rd Infantry Regiment 25th Infantry Regiment 26th Infantry Regiment 27th Infantry Regiment 28th Infantry Regiment 30th Infantry Regiment 33rd Infantry Regiment 34th Infantry Regiment (twice) 35th Infantry Regiment 37th Infantry Regiment 1/38 Evzone Regiment 2/39 Evzone Regiment (twice) 3/40 Evzone Regiment 41st Infantry Regiment 5/42 Evzone Regiment (twice) 43rd Infantry Regiment 44th Infantry Regiment 45th Infantry Regiment 46th Infantry Regiment 1st, 2nd, 3rd Bts of 3rd Mountain Brigade Greek Reinforced Battalion in Korea Hellenic Air Force Academy Hellenic Army Academy Hellenic Naval Academy Sacred Band
Recipients are in alphabetical, not chronological, order

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	Greece