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Battle of Lemnos (1913)
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The Naval Battle of Lemnos, fought on 18 January 1913, was a naval battle during the First Balkan War, in which the Greeks defeated the second and last attempt of the Ottoman Empire to break the Greek
A Greek lithograph depicting the Averof and Greek fleet during the battle.
A Greek lithograph depicting the Averof and Greek fleet during the battle.
The Greek flagship, Pisa-class armoured cruiser Georgios Averof.
The Greek flagship, Pisa-class armoured cruiser Georgios Averof.
The Ottoman flagship, the Brandenburg-class pre-dreadnought battleship Barbaros Hayreddin.
The Ottoman flagship, the Brandenburg-class pre-dreadnought battleship Barbaros Hayreddin.
Pavlos Kountouriotis
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Pavlos Kountouriotis was a Greek admiral who served during the Balkan Wars, was regent of Greece, and the first president of the Second Hellenic Republic. In total he served four times as head of the
Battle of Lemnos (1913)
…the island's harbour. This action caused concern in Athens, and an order was sent to the Fleet, commanding it to "sail immediately in pursuit". Admiral Kountouriotis refused to obey, suspecting an Ottoman trap, and instead prepared for the inevitable exit of the Ottoman Fleet from the Dardanelles Straits. On the…
Kountouriotis c. 1915
Kountouriotis c. 1915
Kountouriotis and crew on the deck of Georgios Averof, 1912
Kountouriotis and crew on the deck of Georgios Averof, 1912
The signal sent by Admiral Kountouriotis from the cruiser Georgios Averof to the fleet, at the start of the Battle of Elli.-- Translated it reads: "By
The signal sent by Admiral Kountouriotis from the cruiser Georgios Averof to the fleet, at the start of the Battle of Elli.-- Translated it reads: "By the power of God and with the wishes of the King and in the name of Justice, I sail with unstoppable force and with confidence about victory against the enemy of the race."
Kountouriotis in 1924 is sworn in as the first President of the Second Hellenic Republic
Kountouriotis in 1924 is sworn in as the first President of the Second Hellenic Republic