Xenophon Stratigos
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Xenophon Stratigos (Greek: Ξενοφών Στρατηγός; 7 July 1869 – 11 March 1927) was a senior staff officer of the Hellenic Army who played a major role in the Balkan Wars of 1912–13 and the Asia Minor Campaign in 1921–22, serving also as de facto Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff in 1916–17 and in 1921. He retired from the army in September 1921 and served as Minister for Transport in 1922. Condemned to life imprisonment at the Trial of the Six, he was later pardoned and left for Switzerland, where he lived until his death.
Quick Facts Minister of Transport, Monarch ...
Xenophon Stratigos | |
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Ξενοφών Στρατηγός | |
Minister of Transport | |
In office 2 March – 3 May 1922 | |
Monarch | Constantine I |
Prime Minister | Dimitrios Gounaris |
Preceded by | Panagiotis Tsaldaris |
Succeeded by | Konstantinos Drosopoulos |
In office 9 May – 28 August 1922 | |
Monarch | Constantine I |
Prime Minister | Dimitrios Gounaris Nikolaos Stratos Petros Protopapadakis |
Preceded by | Konstantinos Drosopoulos |
Succeeded by | Antonios Matsas |
Personal details | |
Born | 7 July 1869[1] Corfu, Kingdom of Greece |
Died | 11 March 1927 Davos, Swiss Confederation |
Alma mater | Hellenic Military Academy Prussian War College |
Awards | Commander of the Order of the Redeemer |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Greece |
Branch/service | Hellenic Army |
Years of service | 1890–1917 1920–1921 |
Rank | Major General |
Commands | Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff |
Battles/wars | |
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