Panagiotis Demestichas
Panagiotis Demestichas (
Minister of the Interior in the first collaborationist government under general Georgios Tsolakoglou during the Axis occupation of Greece
.
Life
Panagiotis Demestichas was born on 6 July 1885 (O.S.), in the village of Kotrona near
Greek Army as a volunteer, with the rank of Corporal.[1]
He later entered the NCO School, from which he graduated on 7 July 1912 (O.S.) as an Infantry 2nd Lieutenant. He participated in the
9th Infantry Divisions, as well as a stint as Head of the King's Military Household.[1]
In August 1940 he was promoted to Lieutenant General and left the 9th Division to take command of
Minister of the Interior until 20 September 1941.[1]
Following the liberation of the country in 1944, he was tried by a court-martial, and dismissed from the Army in 1946. He died on 14 November 1960. He was married and had three children.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g ΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΟΣ ΠΑΝΑΓΙΩΤΗΣ ΔΕΜΕΣΤΙΧΑΣ του ΠΕΤΡΟΥ και της ΒΕΝΕΤΙΑΣ (1885 - 1960) (in Greek). demestichasfamily.gr. Archived from the original on 30 January 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
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