Georgios Panas

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Georgios Panas
Born1 January 1876
Asia Minor Campaign

Georgios Panas (

Asia Minor Campaign, and served as Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff in 1928–31, and briefly minister in the Alexandros Othonaios
emergency government in March 1933.

Life

Georgios Panas was born in the village of

Greco-Turkish War of 1897 on board the ironclad Spetsai.[2] He was promoted to sub-lieutenant on 30 June 1899, lieutenant on 29 March 1910, and lieutenant first class on 29 March 1910. During this period, he also graduated from the Torpedo School.[2]

In the

Hellenic Naval Air Service.[2]

He served in the early stages of the

11 September 1922 Revolution, on 7 October 1922 he was reinstated in active service, resuming his post as naval attaché in London until 1925.[2] He then returned to take over command of the Navy Academy (1925–26). He then briefly held the post of Naval Training Supervisor, before becoming General Director of the Salamis Naval Base (1926–27). On 3 September 1926, he was promoted to rear admiral.[2]

In 1927 Panas served as member of the council charged with revising the navy seniority list. In 1928, he was appointed Chief of the Fleet Command, before becoming Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff (1928–31), Inspector-General of the Navy (1931–32) and once more General Director of Salamis Naval Base in 1932–33.[2] During this time, he also participated as an author and member of the editorial committee of the Great Military and Naval Encyclopaedia.[2]

In March 1933 he was a member of the emergency military government under Lt. General

Minister for Naval Affairs (9–10 March).[3] He went on voluntary retirement on 15 January 1934, with the rank of vice admiral.[2]

In retirement, he was a founding member of the Yacht Club of Greece (1934), and served as a member of its board of directors until his death on 6 August 1939.[2] His son, Epameinondas, also became a naval officer.[2]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Διατελέσαντες Αρχηγοί ΓΕΝ: Πανάς, Γεώργιος" (in Greek). Hellenic Navy. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Κυβέρνησις ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ ΟΘΩΝΑΙΟΥ - Από 6.3.1933 έως 10.3.1933" (in Greek). General Secretariat of the Government. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of State Health
7–10 March 1933 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Minister for Naval Affairs

(pro tempore)
9–10 March 1933 		Succeeded by
Military offices
Preceded by Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff
7 December 1928 – 18 February 1931 		Succeeded by
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