Nikolaos Tsipouras
Nikolaos Tsipouras | |
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 Tsipouras at the time of the Macedonian Struggle | |
| Born | 1880 Platanos, Nafpaktia |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Greece Second Hellenic Republic |
| Service/ | Hellenic Army |
| Years of service | 1900–1929 |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Wars | Macedonian Struggle, Balkan Wars, Northern Epirote autonomy, World War I, Asia Minor Campaign |
Nikolaos Tsipouras (Greek: Nικόλαος Τσίπουρας) was a Hellenic Army officer who fought in the Macedonian Struggle, the Balkan Wars, the struggle for Northern Epirote autonomy, World War I and the Asia Minor Campaign, retiring as a Major General.
Life
Nikolaos Tsipouras was born on 1 June 1880 (O.S.) in the village of Platanos, in Nafpaktia. He enlisted in the Hellenic Army in October 1901.[1] In 1905, Tsipouras joined the Greek armed guerrillas in Macedonia as part of the Macedonian Struggle, fighting in the Florina–Monastir area, and again in 1907–08 in the Veroia–Naoussa–Vodena area as leader of his own troop.[1]
He fought in the Balkan Wars of 1912–13 as an officer in an Evzone battalion of the 8th Infantry Division in the Epirus front, and was wounded in the Battle of Bizani.[1] After the end of the Balkan Wars he temporarily resigned his commission and joined the forces of the Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus, commanding the Northern Epirote forces in the Leskovik–Kolonje district.[1]
From 1917 he fought in the Macedonian Front of World War I. He particularly distinguished himself in the Battle of Skra-di-Legen in May 1918, where he was wounded and received a field promotion to Lieutenant Colonel.[1] In the Asia Minor Campaign, he served as deputy commander and later commander of the 53rd Infantry Regiment. He was once more distinguished during the long and successful retreat of his parent unit, the Independent Division, to the sea and Lesbos after the Battle of Dumlupinar.[1] He continued his service as regimental and divisional commander, and retired with the rank of Major General on 10 October 1929.[1]
On 2 June 1936, he was appointed as Minister Governor-General of Macedonia in the cabinet of Ioannis Metaxas, serving until 21 March 1937.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Μεγάλη Στρατιωτική και Ναυτική Εγκυκλοπαιδεία. Τόμος Στ′: Σαράντα Εκκλησίαι – Ώχρα. Athens. 1930. p. 414.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Κυβέρνησις ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ ΜΕΤΑΞΑ - Από 13.4.1936 έως 29.1.1941" (in Greek). General Secretariat of the Government. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- 1880 births
- 20th-century deaths
- People from Nafpaktia
- Hellenic Army generals
- Greek military personnel of the Balkan Wars
- Greek military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–22)
- Greek military personnel of World War I
- People of the Macedonian Struggle
- Governors-General of Macedonia
- Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus
- 20th-century Greek people