Konstantinos Sapountzakis

Konstantinos Sapountzakis
Konstantinos Sapountzakis at Filippiada c. 1913
Native name
Κωνσταντίνος Σαπουντζάκης
Bornc. 1846
Rethymno, Crete, Ottoman Empire (now Greece)
Diedc. 1931 (aged 84–85)
Athens, Second Hellenic Republic
AllegianceGreece Kingdom of Greece
Service/branch Hellenic Army
Years of service1865–1913
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands heldArmy General Command
Army of Epirus
6th Infantry Division
8th Infantry Division
Battles/wars
Awards Grand Commander of the Order of the Redeemer
Alma materHellenic Military Academy
RelationsVasileios Sapountzakis (Father)
Other workAide-de-Camp to Crown Prince Constantine
Director of the Army Pension Fund

Konstantinos Sapountzakis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Σαπουντζάκης; c. 1846–1931) was a Hellenic Army officer. He is notable as the first head of the Hellenic Army General Staff and as the first commander of the Army of Epirus during the First Balkan War.


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