Lieutenant General Konstantinos Moschopoulos | |
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 Konstantinos Moschopoulosc. 1916 | |
| Native name | Κωνσταντίνος Μοσχόπουλος |
| Born | 1854[1] |
| Died | 1942 |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Greece |
| Branch |  Hellenic Army |
| Service years | 1877–1920 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Commands | 4th Infantry Division III Army Corps Chief ofHellenic Army General Staff |
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| Alma mater | Hellenic Army Academy |
| Other work | Governor-General ofThessaloniki |
Konstantinos Moschopoulos (Greek:Κωνσταντίνος Μοσχόπουλος;c. 1854–1942) was a senior officer of theHellenic Army who distinguished himself in theBalkan Wars of 1912–1913 and served as Chief of theHellenic Army General Staff.
He was born inIstanbul in about 1854, studied at theHellenic Military Academy and graduated in 1877 as an artillery ensign. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 28 September 1879, to lieutenant in 1882 and to captain in 1886. In theGreco-Turkish War of 1897, he commanded a battery.[2][3] After the war he was promoted to major (1898), lieutenant colonel (1906) and colonel (1910). During this time he served for a time as head of the Artillery School, chief of theAthens Gendarmerie, Athens garrison commander, and commander of an artillery regiment.[2][3]
Promoted to major general in 1912, during theFirst Balkan War he commanded the4th Infantry Division, which played a crucial role in the Greek victory at theBattle of Sarantaporo by flanking the Turkish positions, as well as at theBattle of Giannitsa.[3] After the capitulation of theVIII Ottoman Provisional Corps atThessaloniki, Moschopoulos and his division were transferred to theArmy of Epirus. On 4–6 January he substituted for Lt GenKonstantinos Sapountzakis as commander of the Army of Epirus. During the second Greek assault against theIoannina fortified zone on 7 January 1913, Moschopoulos commanded the right (eastern) flank, comprising the 4th Division and theEpirus Division. During thefinal Greek offensive, Moschopoulos commanded the Second Army Detachment on the army's left (western) flank, which executed the main attack against the forts around Ioannina.[2][3]
During theSecond Balkan War against Bulgaria, Moschopoulos continued to lead the 4th Division, fighting in theBattle of Kilkis-Lahanas. During the final phases of the war he commanded the Moschopoulos Army Detachment (Τμήμα Στρατιάς Μοσχοπούλου), grouping the 4th and 2nd Divisions.[2][3] The future general and academic,Alexandros Mazarakis-Ainian, who served briefly under him in the 4th Field Battery during the lead-up to the 1897 war, describes him as "not distinguished in education or industriousness", but a successful commander during the Balkan Wars because he "was willing to listen to other opinions, was optimistic, and took risks".[4]
After the war, he was promoted to lieutenant general and given command of the newly establishedIII Army Corps at Thessaloniki.[2] From 13 August to 11 November 1916, he served as Chief of theArmy Staff Service, and in 1917, he was appointed as Military Governor ofEpirus andCorfu. He retired on 25 April 1920.[2]
In 1922, he served asGovernor-General of Thessaloniki.
He died in 1942.[2]
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