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Dimitrios Giatzis

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function of Commander-in–chief of the Army following the disbandment of First Army in March 1948, until 20 January 1949, when he retired from service at his own request.
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Following liberation he joined the re-forming Army, and was named briefly commander of the 2nd National Guard Division in January 1945, before assuming command of the
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of 1912–13, and after studies at the NCO School was commissioned as an Infantry Second Lieutenant on 27 December 1914.
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in 1891, and enlisted in the Hellenic Army as a volunteer on 12 March 1910. Promoted to NCO, he took part in the
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on 16 February 1923 (which became 1 March). All dates prior to that, unless specifically denoted, are
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Substitute Chiefs of the General Staff for the Rear Areas/Interior (as opposed to the Field Staff)
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in the next month. On 15 May 1946, he was appointed commander of the newly re-established
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in January 1941, a post in which he remained until the Greek capitulation following the
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at Athens, and in February 1947 he became the first commander of the newly formed
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period he served successively as battalion commander, chief of staff of the
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A Concise History of the Hellenic Army General Staff 1901–2001
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on 1 November, a post he held concurrently with the
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He was moved to the post of Chief of the 137:Chief of Staff of the Infantry Inspectorate 1015:Recipients of the Cross of Valour (Greece) 485: 471: 1000:Chiefs of the Hellenic Army General Staff 309:, and was appointed chief of infantry to 995:Greek military personnel of World War II 990:Greek military personnel of World War I 957: 466: 393: 391: 389: 387: 385: 383: 381: 251:of 1946–49, serving as commander of 13: 448:1 November 1947 – 20 January 1949 378: 14: 1031: 975:Hellenic Army lieutenant generals 934: 347:Dimitrios Giatzis died in 1964. 218: 110: 83: 64: 1020:People of the Greco-Italian War 357: 278:He subsequently fought on the 267:Dimitrios Giatzis was born in 1: 350: 189:Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922) 7: 495:Hellenic Army General Staff 444:Hellenic Army General Staff 338:Hellenic Army General Staff 257:Hellenic Army General Staff 151:Hellenic Army General Staff 10: 1036: 243:, 1891–1964) was a senior 943: 932: 501: 450: 440: 431: 426: 315:German invasion of Greece 240: 214: 156: 121: 106: 96: 76: 59: 51: 35: 25: 18: 1005:People from Lamia (city) 363:Note: Greece officially 262: 224:Cross of Valour in Gold 436:Konstantinos Ventiris 322:9th Infantry Division 311:8th Infantry Division 296:3rd Infantry Division 142:9th Infantry Division 126:3rd Infantry Division 97:Years of service 139:III Infantry Brigade 288:Asia Minor Campaign 369:Gregorian calendar 298:, in the staff of 116:Lieutenant General 952: 951: 461: 460: 451:Succeeded by 427:Military offices 307:Greco-Italian War 255:and Chief of the 241:Δημήτριος Γιατζής 233:Dimitrios Giatzis 230: 229: 199:Greco-Italian War 171:Second Balkan War 71:Kingdom of Greece 46:Kingdom of Greece 30:Δημήτριος Γιατζής 20:Dimitrios Giatzis 1027: 938: 621:Mazarakis-Ainian 606:Mazarakis-Ainian 596:Mazarakis-Ainian 487: 480: 473: 464: 463: 432:Preceded by 424: 423: 418: 417: 395: 376: 361: 280:Macedonian front 242: 222: 204:Battle of Greece 183:Macedonian front 166:First Balkan War 135:VI Border Sector 128:(Chief of Staff) 114: 89: 87: 86: 78: 69: 68: 16: 15: 1035: 1034: 1030: 1029: 1028: 1026: 1025: 1024: 955: 954: 953: 948: 946: 939: 930: 611:N. 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Index

Lamia
Kingdom of Greece
Greece
Kingdom of Greece
Hellenic Army

Lieutenant General
3rd Infantry Division
II Army Corps
9th Infantry Division
I Army Corps
Hellenic Army General Staff
Balkan Wars
First Balkan War
Second Balkan War
World War I
Macedonian front
Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)
World War II
Greco-Italian War
Battle of Greece
Greek Civil War

Cross of Valour in Gold
Greek
Hellenic Army
Greek Civil War
First Army
Hellenic Army General Staff
Lamia

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