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Aristeidis Chasapidis
Aristeidis Chasapidis
	Chasapidis c. 1936
Native name	Αριστείδης Χασαπίδης
Born	c. 1875; Rentina, Karditsa, Kingdom of Greece
Died	c. 1941; Athens, Hellenic State
Allegiance	Kingdom of Greece; Second Hellenic Republic;
Service / branch	Hellenic Army
Years of service	1896–1936
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	3rd Infantry Division (company commander); 9th Infantry Division (operations officer); 2nd Infantry Division (Chief of Staff); I Army Corps; II Army Corps (10th and 8th divisions); Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff
Battles / wars	Greco-Turkish War (1897); Balkan Wars First Balkan War; Second Balkan War; World War I Macedonian front; Russian Civil War Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War Southern Front Southern Russia Intervention; ; ; Greco-Turkish War of 1919–22 Greek Retreat;

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Aristeidis Chasapidis (Template:Lang-el, 1875–1941) was a Hellenic Army officer who reached the rank of lieutenant general and served as Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff in 1935–36.

Life

Aristeidis Chasapidis was born on 3 January 1875^[1] in the village of Rentina in Thessaly, then part of the Ottoman Empire.^[2] He enlisted in the Hellenic Army as a volunteer on 7 October 1896, and fought in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 as a non-commissioned officer. He then attended the NCO School graduating on 26 July 1906 as a second lieutenant of infantry.^[2]^[3]

Promoted to lieutenant in 1912, he fought in the Balkan Wars of 1912–13 as a company commander in the 3rd Infantry Division's 10th Infantry Regiment.^[2]^[3] He was then promoted to captain in 1913 and major in 1916.^[3]

With Greece's formal entry into World War I in 1917, he was operations officer of the 9th Infantry Division, while in 1918 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and assigned as chief of staff of the 2nd Infantry Division. He retained this post for the next four years, during the division's service in the Ukraine as part of the Southern Russia Intervention (1919), and later in Anatolia during the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–22.^[2]^[3] He particularly distinguished himself during the decisive Turkish offensive in August 1922, where he repelled the Turkish attacks on his sector. During the subsequent Greek retreat to the Aegean shore, he served as chief of staff of I Army Corps and of Major General Athanasios Frangou's Southern Group of Divisions.^[2]

Following the evacuation from Anatolia, he immediately joined the 11 September 1922 Revolution, becoming again chief of staff of I Corps and member of the 12-man Revolutionary Committee, under the chairmanship of Colonel Stylianos Gonatas, which demanded the led the army to Athens and secured the abdication of the government of Petros Protopapadakis and of King Constantine I.^[3] Promoted to full colonel in 1923 and major general in 1928, he served as commander of the 10th and the 8th divisions and of II Army Corps.^[3] In 1934 he was promoted to lieutenant general, assuming the post of Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff in 1935, until his retirement in 1936.^[3]

He died in 1941 aged 65 Athens, Greece.^[3]

References

^ Note: Greece officially adopted the Gregorian calendar on 16 February 1923 (which became 1 March). All dates prior to that, unless specifically denoted, are Old Style.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Μεγάλη Στρατιωτικὴ καὶ Ναυτικὴ Ἐγκυκλοπαιδεία. Tόμος Ἔκτος: Σαράντα Ἐκκλησίαι–Ὤχρα [Great Military and Naval Encyclopaedia. Volume VI: Kirk Kilisse–Ochre] (in Greek). Athens: Ἔκδοσις Μεγάλης Στρατιωτικῆς καὶ Ναυτικῆς Ἐγκυκλοπαιδείας. 1930. p. 643. OCLC 31255024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Αντιστράτηγος ΧΑΣΑΠΙΔΗΣ ΑΡΙΣΤΕΙΔΗΣ του ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΥ, ΑΜ 5440". Συνοπτική Ιστορία του Γενικού Επιτελείου Στρατού 1901–2001 [A Concise History of the Hellenic Army General Staff 1901–2001] (in Greek). Athens: Hellenic Army History Directorate. 2001. p. 156. ISBN 960-7897-44-7.

Military offices
Preceded by Lt. General Dimitrios Katheniotis	Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff March 1935 – July 1936	Succeeded by Lt. General Alexandros Papagos

[1] Note: Greece officially adopted the Gregorian calendar on 16 February 1923 (which became 1 March). All dates prior to that, unless specifically denoted, are Old Style.

[Enc-2] Μεγάλη Στρατιωτικὴ καὶ Ναυτικὴ Ἐγκυκλοπαιδεία. Tόμος Ἔκτος: Σαράντα Ἐκκλησίαι–Ὤχρα [Great Military and Naval Encyclopaedia. Volume VI: Kirk Kilisse–Ochre] (in Greek). Athens: Ἔκδοσις Μεγάλης Στρατιωτικῆς καὶ Ναυτικῆς Ἐγκυκλοπαιδείας. 1930. p. 643. OCLC 31255024.

[bio-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Αντιστράτηγος ΧΑΣΑΠΙΔΗΣ ΑΡΙΣΤΕΙΔΗΣ του ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΥ, ΑΜ 5440". Συνοπτική Ιστορία του Γενικού Επιτελείου Στρατού 1901–2001 [A Concise History of the Hellenic Army General Staff 1901–2001] (in Greek). Athens: Hellenic Army History Directorate. 2001. p. 156. ISBN 960-7897-44-7.

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 == Life ==
-Aristeidis Chasapidis was born on 3 January 1875{{Greece Old Style dating}} in the village of [[Rentina, Karditsa|Rentina]] in [[Thessaly]], then part of the [[Ottoman Empire]].<ref name="Enc">{{Great Military and Naval Encyclopaedia|volume=6| page = 643}}</ref> He enlisted in the [[Hellenic Army]] as a volunteer on 7 October 1896, and fought in the [[Greco-Turkish War of 1897]] as a [[non-commissioned officer]]. He then attended the NCO School graduating on 26 July 1906 as a second lieutenant of infantry.<ref name="Enc"/><ref name="bio">{{cite book | title=Συνοπτική Ιστορία του Γενικού Επιτελείου Στρατού 1901–2001 | language=Greek | trans-title=A Concise History of the Hellenic Army General Staff 1901–2001 | year=2001 | publisher=Hellenic Army History Directorate | location = Athens | isbn=960-7897-44-7 | chapter=Αντιστράτηγος ΧΑΣΑΠΙΔΗΣ ΑΡΙΣΤΕΙΔΗΣ του ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΥ, ΑΜ 5440 | page=156 }}</ref>
+Aristeidis Chasapidis was born on 3 January 1875{{Greece Old Style dating}} in the village of [[Rentina, Karditsa|Rentina]] in [[Thessaly]], then part of the [[Ottoman Empire]].<ref name="Enc">{{Great Military and Naval Encyclopaedia|volume=6| page = 643}}</ref> He enlisted in the [[Hellenic Army]] as a volunteer on 7 October 1896, and fought in the [[Greco-Turkish War of 1897]] as a [[non-commissioned officer]]. He then attended the NCO School graduating on 26 July 1906 as a [[second lieutenant]] of infantry.<ref name="Enc"/><ref name="bio">{{cite book | title=Συνοπτική Ιστορία του Γενικού Επιτελείου Στρατού 1901–2001 | language=Greek | trans-title=A Concise History of the Hellenic Army General Staff 1901–2001 | year=2001 | publisher=Hellenic Army History Directorate | location = Athens | isbn=960-7897-44-7 | chapter=Αντιστράτηγος ΧΑΣΑΠΙΔΗΣ ΑΡΙΣΤΕΙΔΗΣ του ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΥ, ΑΜ 5440 | page=156 }}</ref>
 Promoted to lieutenant in 1912, he fought in the [[Balkan Wars]] of 1912–13 as a company commander in the [[3rd Infantry Division (Greece)|3rd Infantry Division]]'s [[10th Infantry Regiment (Greece)|10th Infantry Regiment]].<ref name="Enc"/><ref name="bio"/> He was then promoted to captain in 1913 and major in 1916.<ref name="bio"/>
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 Following the evacuation from Anatolia, he immediately joined the [[11 September 1922 Revolution]], becoming again chief of staff of I Corps and member of the 12-man Revolutionary Committee, under the chairmanship of Colonel [[Stylianos Gonatas]], which demanded the led the army to [[Athens]] and secured the abdication of the government of [[Petros Protopapadakis]] and of King [[Constantine I of Greece|Constantine I]].<ref name="bio"/> Promoted to full colonel in 1923 and major general in 1928, he served as commander of the 10th and the [[8th Infantry Division (Greece)|8th]] divisions and of [[II Army Corps (Greece)|II Army Corps]].<ref name="bio"/> In 1934 he was promoted to lieutenant general, assuming the post of Chief of the [[Hellenic Army General Staff]] in 1935, until his retirement in 1936.<ref name="bio"/>
-He died in 1941.<ref name="bio"/>
+He died in 1941 aged 65 [[Athens, Greece]].<ref name="bio"/>
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