Leonidas Paraskevopoulos
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Leonidas Paraskevopoulos was a Greek military officer and politician. He played a major role in Greece's war effort during the First World War, and was the commander-in-chief of the Army of Asia Minor
Leonidas Paraskevopoulos c. 1920
Kepi and sword of Paraskevopoulos, National Historical Museum, Athens.
Hellenic Army
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The Hellenic Army, formed in 1828, is the land force of Greece. The term Hellenic is the endogenous synonym for Greek. The Hellenic Army is the largest of the three branches of the Hellenic Armed Forc
Leonidas Paraskevopoulos
…Παρασκευόπουλος Born 7 October 1860 Kythnos, Kingdom of Greece Died 16 May 1936 (aged 75) Paris, French Third Republic Allegiance Kingdom of Greece Branch Hellenic Army Service years 1878–1920 Rank Lieutenant General Unit Army of Thessaly Commands 2nd Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Infantry Division Army of Epirus 10th…
Alexander Ypsilantis (in Sacred Band uniform) crosses the Pruth, starting the Greek War of Independence. Painting by Peter von Hess
Demetrios Ypsilantis was commander of the tactical Greek forces during the Battle of Petra (1829), final battle of the War of Independence
Theodoros Kolokotronis, the most important commander of the Greek irregular forces during the Revolution
Panagiotis Rodios, as Army's colonel, one of the early supporters for the creation of regular army during the Revolution