Alexandros Kontoulis
Greek general (1859–1933) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alexandros Kontoulis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Κοντούλης, 1859–1933) was a Greek military officer who rose to the rank of lieutenant general in the Hellenic Army. He was among the driving minds behind the Macedonian Struggle and was involved in the Albanian national movement, with the nom de guerre of Kapetan Skourtis (Καπετάν Σκούρτης). Kontoulis fought with distinction in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and the First Balkan War, where he was heavily wounded. In the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922, he commanded the I Army Corps on the southern sector of the Greek front from February 1921 to June 1922. After his retirement, he served as ambassador to Albania.
Alexandros Kontoulis | |
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Native name | Αλέξανδρος Κοντούλης |
Nickname(s) | Kapetan Skourtis (Καπετάν Σκούρτης) |
Born | 10 January [O.S. 29 December 1858] 1859[1] Eleusis, Kingdom of Greece |
Died | 22 August 1933(1933-08-22) (aged 74) Athens, Second Hellenic Republic |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Greece |
Service/ | Hellenic Army |
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Rank | Lieutenant general |
Unit | Army of Epirus |
Commands held | I Army Corps |
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