Athanasios Tselios

General

Athanasios Tselios
General; Athanasios Tselios
Native name	Αθανάσιος Τσέλιος
Born	17 July 1956; , Trikala, Kingdom of Greece
Allegiance	Third Hellenic Republic
Service/branch	Hellenic Army
Rank	General
Commands held	Commander of the Hellenic Military Academy; 7th Mechanized Infantry Brigade; Army NCO School; 12th Mechanized Infantry Division; IV Army Corps; Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff
Awards	Grand Commander of the Order of Honour; Grand Cross of the Order of the Phoenix; Medal of Military Merit 1st Class
Alma mater	Hellenic Military Academy

Athanasios Tselios (Greek: Αθανάσιος Τσέλιος; born July 17, 1956) is a retired Hellenic Army officer and former Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff (9 March 2013 – 24 February 2014).

Born in Petroporos, Trikala Prefecture, he graduated from the Hellenic Military Academy in 1979 as an Infantry 2nd Lieutenant. He followed a career in the Hellenic Army's special forces, commanding the Special Forces Training Centre in 2004–06. He went on to command the Hellenic Military Academy in 2006–07, the 7th Mechanized Infantry Brigade in 2007–08, the Army NCO Academy in 2008–10, the 12th Mechanized Infantry Division in 2010–11 and the IV Army Corps in 2011–13. He was appointed Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff on 9 March 2013.^[1]

On 19 February 2014, the Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defence decided his retirement, with the rank of full General, and his replacement by the commander of First Army, Lt. Gen. Christos Manolas, with the transfer ceremony to take place on 24 February.^[2]^[3]

Gen. Athanasios Tselios is married and has a daughter.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Αρχηγός ΓΕΣ" (in Greek). Hellenic Army. 19 August 2013. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
^ "Νέος αρχηγός ΓΕΣ ο αντιστράτηγος Χρίστος Μανωλάς" (in Greek). Ta Nea. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
^ "Με απόφαση ΚΥΣΕΑ ο κ. Χρ. Μανωλάς νέος αρχηγός ΓΕΣ" (in Greek). Kathimerini. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.

Military offices
Preceded by Lt General	Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff 9 March 2013 – 24 February 2014	Succeeded by Lt General Christos Manolas

[bio-1] "Αρχηγός ΓΕΣ" (in Greek). Hellenic Army. 19 August 2013. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2014.

[2] "Νέος αρχηγός ΓΕΣ ο αντιστράτηγος Χρίστος Μανωλάς" (in Greek). Ta Nea. Retrieved 24 February 2014.

[3] "Με απόφαση ΚΥΣΕΑ ο κ. Χρ. Μανωλάς νέος αρχηγός ΓΕΣ" (in Greek). Kathimerini. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.

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v t Chiefs of the Hellenic Army General Staff
Sapountzakis Danglis Nider^§ ^§ Dousmanis Metaxas^† Moschopoulos Stratigos^† Charalambis A. Vlachopoulos Dousmanis Exadaktylos^§ N. Vlachopoulos Klados Mazarakis-Ainian Sarigiannis Mazarakis-Ainian N. Vlachopoulos Merentitis^† Mazarakis-Ainian K. Manetas Th. Manetas Katheniotis Chasapidis Papagos Pallis ^† ^† Ventiris ^† Spiliotopoulos Ventiris Giatzis Kosmas Tsakalotos Gikas Gennimatas Spandidakis Angelis ^‡ ^‡ ^‡ ^‡ ^‡ Davos ^‡ Gratzios Vellidis Veryvakis Douvas Grapsas Frangos Tselios Manolas Tellidis Stefanis
^§ Substitute Chiefs of the General Staff for the Rear Areas/Interior (as opposed to the Field Staff) ^† Deputy Chiefs substituting during vacancies ^‡ Under the title "Chief of the Army"