Dimosthenis Dialetis
Lieutenant General Dimosthenis Dialetis | |
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 Dialetis c. 1928 | |
| Native name | Δημοσθένης Διαλέτης |
| Born | c.1869[1] , Aetolia-Acarnania, Kingdom of Greece |
| Died | c. 1954 Kingdom of Greece |
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| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | 34th Infantry Regiment Chief of the Hellenic Gendarmerie |
| Battles/wars | Greco-Turkish War of 1897 Balkan Wars Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922 |
| Other work | Deputy Minister of National Defence |
Dimosthenis Dialetis (Greek: Δημοσθένης Διαλέτης; 1869–1954) was a Greek soldier who rose to the rank of Lieutenant General.
Born in , Aetolia-Acarnania, he enlisted in the Hellenic Army on 23 September 1885. He rose to become an NCO, before attending the NCO School and being commissioned as an Infantry 2nd Lieutenant on 10 August 1901.[2]
He fought in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897, the Balkan Wars of 1912–13, the Macedonian front of World War I, and the Asia Minor Campaign. He particularly distinguished himself for his bravery and leadership as commander of the 34th Infantry Regiment in the Battle of Dumlupınar, for which he was promoted to Major General. He later became Lieutenant General (1928) and Chief of the Greek Gendarmerie.[2][3]
He briefly served as Deputy Minister of National Defence in the collaborationist government of Ioannis Rallis in 1943, during the Axis occupation of Greece.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ Note: Greece officially adopted the Gregorian calendar on 16 February 1923 (which became 1 March). All dates prior to that, unless specifically denoted, are Old Style.
- ^ a b Μεγάλη Στρατιωτικὴ καὶ Ναυτικὴ Ἐγκυκλοπαιδεία. Tόμος Τρίτος: Δαβατηνός–Ἰωσήφ [Great Military and Naval Encyclopaedia. Volume III: Davatinos–Joseph] (in Greek). Athens: Ἔκδοσις Μεγάλης Στρατιωτικῆς καὶ Ναυτικῆς Ἐγκυκλοπαιδείας. 1929. p. 62. OCLC 31255024.
- ^ a b "Ενημερωτικός οδηγός νεοτοποθετημένων στελεχών στο ΣΤΡ 34 Μ/Κ ΤΑΞ" (PDF) (in Greek). 34th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, Personnel Directorate. 2008. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ^ "ΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΣΕΙΣ (Κατά την διάρκειαν της Εχθρικής Κατοχής της Χώρας) - Από 30.4.1941 έως 10.10.1944" (in Greek). General Secretariat of the Government. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
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