Konstantinos Damianos

Konstantinos Damianos (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Δαμιανός, c. 1853–1915) was a senior Hellenic Army officer who fought in the Balkan Wars of 1912–1913.

Konstantinos Damianos
Native name	Κωνσταντίνος Δαμιανός
Born	c. 1853 Athens, Kingdom of Greece
Died	23 September 1915[1] Athens, Kingdom of Greece
Allegiance	Kingdom of Greece
Service / branch	Hellenic Army
Years of service	1878–1915
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	Army of Epirus
Commands	3rd Infantry Division IV Army Corps
Wars	Greco-Turkish War (1897) Balkan Wars First Balkan War Capture of Korytsa Second Balkan War Battle of Doiran
Awards	Order of the Redeemer
Alma mater	Hellenic Military Academy

He was born in Athens in about 1853, and graduated from the Hellenic Military Academy on 7 February 1878 as an artillery adjutant.^[2] He fought in the Epirus front of the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 with the rank of major.

In 1911, he was named CO of the 3rd Infantry Division at Missolonghi, which he also commanded during the Balkan Wars, with the rank of major general.^[2] In 1914 he was promoted to lieutenant general and assigned the command of the newly constituted IV Army Corps at Kavala.

He was suspended from active service on 4 April 1915 and died in Athens on 23 September 1915.^[2]

References

1. 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.
2. 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. 4. OCLC 31255024.