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  • Alexandros Kontoulis
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  • Alexandros Kontoulis (, 1858–1933) was a Greek Army officer who rose to the rank of Lieutenant General. He was among the driving minds behind the Macedonian Struggle and was involved in the Albanian national movement, with the nom de guerre of Kapetan Skourtis (Καπετάν Σκούρτης). Kontoulis fought with distinction in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and the First Balkan War, where he was heavily wounded. In the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922, he commanded the I Army Corps on the southern sector of the Greek front from February 1921 to June 1922. After his retirement, he served as ambassador to Albania.
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serviceyears
  • 1880
Birth Date
  • --01-10
Commands
Branch
death place
  • Athens
Name
  • Alexandros Kontoulis
Caption
  • Kontoulis in dress uniform
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  • Wars
Birth Place
Awards
  • Cross of Valour in Gold
death date
  • 1933-08-22
Rank
  • 15
Allegiance
  • Kingdom of Greece
Battles
laterwork
  • Ambassador to Albania
abstract
  • Alexandros Kontoulis (, 1858–1933) was a Greek Army officer who rose to the rank of Lieutenant General. He was among the driving minds behind the Macedonian Struggle and was involved in the Albanian national movement, with the nom de guerre of Kapetan Skourtis (Καπετάν Σκούρτης). Kontoulis fought with distinction in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and the First Balkan War, where he was heavily wounded. In the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922, he commanded the I Army Corps on the southern sector of the Greek front from February 1921 to June 1922. After his retirement, he served as ambassador to Albania.