Georgios Tsontos
Georgios Tsontos | |
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| Γεώργιος Τσόντος | |
Florina Prefecture | |
| In office 1932–1933 | |
| President | Alexandros Zaimis |
| Prime Minister | Panagis Tsaldaris Eleftherios Venizelos Alexandros Othonaios |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1871 Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Commandant of the Hellenic Military Academy Garrison Commander of Athens |
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Georgios Tsontos (
nom de guerre Kapetan Vardas (Καπετάν Βάρδας), was a Greek guerrilla fighter, general, and later politician from Crete
.
Early life
Georgios Tsontos was born in the village of Askifou in
Hellenic Military Academy in 1888, graduating in 1893 as an Artillery Second Lieutenant.[1]
Military career
In the
Cretan Revolt (1897-1898) which would lead to the establishment of the Cretan State
.
In 1904 he went to Ottoman-ruled
nom de guerre of Kapetan Vardas.[1] He also fought in the Balkan Wars of 1912–13 as a captain. In the Second Balkan War against Bulgaria in particular, he once more led irregular forces to clear out eastern Macedonia from Bulgarian irregulars (Komitadjis).[1]
In 1914 he temporarily resigned his commission to join the armed forces of the
Korytsa.[1] During World War I, he organized guerrilla groups in Northern Epirus in order to operate against Albanian bands that were raiding the Greek populated areas[2] In the National Schism, he supported the monarchists, and as a result found himself dismissed from the army in 1917–20.[1]
Later career
Following the electoral victory of the monarchists in November 1920 he was reinstated, and served as commandant of the Hellenic Military Academy and garrison commander of Athens. He retired from the army in February 1923 with the rank of major general.[1] He was restored to inactive service in 1927 and finally in 1935, reaching the rank of lieutenant general.
He also served as MP for
Kastoria Prefecture in 1933-35. He died in Athens
in 1942.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Μεγάλη Στρατιωτική και Ναυτική Εγκυκλοπαιδεία. Τόμος Στ′: Σαράντα Εκκλησίαι – Ώχρα [Great Military and Naval Encyclopedia. Volume VI]. Athens. 1930. p. 415.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Leon George B.. Greece and the Great Powers, 1914-1917. Institute for Balkan Studies, 1974, p. 443.
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