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Xenophon Stratigos

1869 – 1927

Greek politician and soldier

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Lived 1869 – 1927 (aged 57). Xenophon Stratigos was a Greek politician, translator, military personnel, writer and minister for Transport (Greece).

Xenophon Stratigos (; 7 July 1869 – 11 March 1927) was a Greek military officer. He played a major role in the Balkan Wars of 1912–13 and the Asia Minor Campaign of the Greco-Turkish War in 1921–22, serving also as de facto Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff in 1916–17 and in 1921. He retired from the army in September 1921 and served as Minister for Transport in 1922. Condemned to life imprisonment at the Trial of the Six, he was later pardoned and left for Switzerland, where he lived until his death.

Life Xenophon Stratigos was born in Corfu on 7 July 1869. He studied in the Hellenic Military Academy, graduating on 10 August 1890 as a 2nd Lieutenant of Engineers. He fought in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897, after which he was sent for studies at the Prussian War College in Berlin. During the Balkan Wars of 1912–13, he served as a staff officer in the operations department of the Greek General Headquarters, with the rank of captain. and again in the same post in the cabinet of Petros Protopapadakis (9 May – 28 August 1922). Following the Greek defeat in Asia Minor and the September 1922 Revolution, he was condemned to lifelong imprisonment by a revolutionary tribunal on 15 November for high treason. He remained in prison until pardoned in a general amnesty, and left for Switzerland. There he dedicated himself to writing, compiling a study of the Asia Minor Campaign (Η Ελλάς εν Μικρά Ασία) in 1925, as well as a Greek translation of Balck's Entwicklung der Taktik im Weltkriege.

He died in Davos on 11 March 1927.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Prussian Military Academy
Positions held
Transport Minister of Greece, Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff
Awards
Order of the Redeemer

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Xenophon Stratigos?

Greek politician and soldier (1869-1927)

When was Xenophon Stratigos born?

Xenophon Stratigos was born on 19 July 1869 in Corfu.

When did Xenophon Stratigos die?

Xenophon Stratigos died on 11 March 1927 in Davos.

What was Xenophon Stratigos's occupation?

Xenophon Stratigos was a politician, translator, military personnel, writer and minister for Transport (Greece).

What nationality was Xenophon Stratigos?

Xenophon Stratigos was Greek.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Xenophon Stratigos

· Wikidata: Q12882032

· DBpedia: Xenophon Stratigos

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