Nikolaos Doumpiotis | |
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 Nikolaos Doumpiotis in Makedonomachos uniformc. 1907 | |
| Native name | Νικόλαος Δουμπιώτης |
| Nicknames | Kapetan Amyntas Καπετάν Αμύντας |
| Born | c. 1866 |
| Died | 1951 |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Greece |
| Branch |  Hellenic Army |
| Service years | 1882–1923 |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Unit | 4th Infantry Regiment |
| Conflicts | |
| Spouse | Myrto Souri |
| Children | Ioannis (son) Elisabeth (daughter) |
Nikolaos Doumpiotis (Greek: Νικόλαος Δουμπιώτης, 1866 – 1951) was aGreek soldier and revolutionary who would become known for his participation in theMacedonian Struggle. He would retire from theHellenic Army with the rank ofmajor general.
He was born inAtalanti in about 1866[1][2][3][4][5][6] and was descended from the Doumpiotis family (from Doumpia inChalkidiki).[2] His father Ioannis Doumpiotis took part withTsamis Karatasos in the1854 Macedonian rebellion.[4][5][7] In 1882 he enlisted as a volunteer in theHellenic army. He participated in theGreco-Turkish War of 1897 as a second lieutenant of the4th Infantry Regiment.[2][4][5][7] In 1907, he joined theGreek Struggle for Macedonia with the rank of captain and thenom de guerre "Kapetan Amyntas." His force would replace that ofTellos Agras.[2][3][4][5][7] His area of responsibility includedVeroia,Vodena andNaousa, where he fought againstBulgariankomitadjis.[2] He participated in theBalkan Wars as amajor. He retired in 1923 as amajor general.[2][4][5][7]
He married, in a third marriage (his first two wives had died) the daughter of the poetGeorgios Souris, Myrto, with whom he had two children, Ioannis and Elisabeth. Upon the commencement of theGreco-Italian War on October 28, 1940, Ioannis enlisted as a volunteer, left for the Front and was killed in action in the first few days. His daughter Elizabeth married and gave him two grandchildren, Dimitrios and Nikolaos Giannakopoulos.
He died inAthens in 1951.[2][4][7]
