Nikolaos Zafeiriou (Greek: Νικόλαος Ζαφειρίου; c. 1871 – 1947) was a Greek military officer.
Nikolaos Zafeiriou | |
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 Portrait of Greek Lieutenant General Nikolaos Zafeiriou. | |
| Native name | Νικόλαος Ζαφειρίου |
| Born | c. 1871[1] Corinth, Kingdom of Greece |
| Died | c. 1947 (age 75-76) Athens, Kingdom of Greece |
| Allegiance | |
| Service |  Hellenic Army |
| Years of service | 1894–1926 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Army of Epirus 8th Infantry Division |
| Commands | Serres Division (1st Regiment) 1st Infantry Division Army of Asia Minor 3rd Infantry Division II Army Corps III Army Corps V Army Corps |
| Wars | |
| Alma mater | Hellenic Military Academy École Militaire |
Zafeiriou was born in Corinth in about 1871. After studies in the Hellenic Military Academy, he was commissioned as an Artillery 2nd Lieutenant in 1894. He fought in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897. At the outbreak of the First Balkan War he served in the staff of the Army of Epirus and later the 8th Infantry Division which was formed of it. After the Balkan Wars he attended the École Militaire in Paris.[2]
In 1916 he joined the Provisional Government of National Defence and commanded the 1st Regiment of the Serres Division on the Macedonian Front. In May 1919, as commander of the 1st Infantry Division, he led the Greek landing at Smyrna and became the first head of the Army of Asia Minor.[2] In 1923, he served as Deputy Chief of the General Staff, while in 1924 he was promoted to major general and commander of the 3rd Infantry Division. Subsequently promoted further to lieutenant general, he served consecutively as commander of the II, III and V Army Corps until his retirement in 1926.[2]
He died in Athens in 1947.
References
edit- ^ 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 c 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. 410. OCLC 31255024.