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Alexandros Mazarakis-Ainian
Alexandros Mazarakis-Ainian ( el, Αλέξανδρος Μαζαράκης-Αινιάν, 1874–1943) was a Hellenic Army officer who rose to the rank of lieutenant general. He served thrice as Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff, occupied various important ministerial positions and became president of the Academy of Athens. Life Early life and career Alexandros Mazarakis-Ainian was born in Athens in 1874. He entered the Hellenic Army Academy in 1890 and was commissioned a second lieutenant of Artillery on 30 June 1895. He participated in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 commanding an artillery battery, and served for three years in the newly founded Geographical Service. In 1905, during the Greek Struggle for Macedonia against the Bulgarian-sponsored Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO), he was attached to the Greek Consulate-General in Thessaloniki under the cover name Ioannidis. He served there for three and a half years, until the end of the Struggle in 190 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates and is the capital of the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years and its earliest human presence beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BC. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. It was a centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, and the home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum. It is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely because of its cultural and political influence on the European continent—particularly Ancient Rome. In modern times, Athens is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic, financial, industrial, maritime, political and cultural life in Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A commemorative is an object made to memorialize something. Commemorative may refer to: * Commemorative coin, coins that issued to commemorate something * Commemorative medal, a medal to commemorate something * Commemorative plaque, a plate typically attached to surface and bearing text or an image related to an honoree * Commemorative stamp, a postage stamp to honor something See also * Commemoration (other) * Commemorative Air Force The Commemorative Air Force (CAF), formerly known as the Confederate Air Force, is an American non-profit organization based in Dallas, Texas, that preserves and shows historical aircraft at airshows, primarily in the U.S. and Canada. The CAF h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lieutenant General
Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a captain general. In modern armies, lieutenant general normally ranks immediately below general and above major general; it is equivalent to the navy rank of vice admiral, and in air forces with a separate rank structure, it is equivalent to air marshal. A lieutenant general commands an army corps, made up of typically three army divisions, and consisting of around 60 000 to 70 000 soldiers (U.S.). The seeming incongruity that a lieutenant general outranks a major general (whereas a major outranks a lieutenant) is due to the derivation of major general from sergeant major general, which was a rank subordinate to lieutenant general (as a lieutenant outranks a sergeant major). In contrast, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellenic Army
The Hellenic Army ( el, Ελληνικός Στρατός, Ellinikós Stratós, sometimes abbreviated as ΕΣ), formed in 1828, is the land force of Greece. The term ''Hellenic'' is the endogenous synonym for ''Greek''. The Hellenic Army is the largest of the three branches of the Hellenic Armed Forces, also constituted by the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) and the Hellenic Navy (HN). The army is commanded by the chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff (HAGS), which in turn is under the command of Hellenic National Defence General Staff (HNDGS). The motto of the Hellenic Army is ('Freedom stems from valour'), from Thucydides's '' History of the Peloponnesian War (2.43.4)'', a remembrance of the ancient warriors that defended Greek lands in old times. The Hellenic Army Emblem is the two-headed eagle with a Greek Cross escutcheon in the centre. The Hellenic Army is also the main contributor to, and "lead nation" of, the Balkan Battle Group, a combined-arms rapid-response force under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For Foreign Affairs (Greece)
The Minister for Foreign Affairs ( el, Υπουργός Εξωτερικών) is the senior minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece. The incumbent Minister for Foreign Affairs is Nikos Dendias of New Democracy New Democracy, or the New Democratic Revolution, is a concept based on Mao Zedong's Bloc of Four Social Classes theory in Chinese Communist Revolution, post-revolutionary China which argued originally that democracy in China would take a path .... Ministers for Foreign Affairs since 1974 External links Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Greece) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For National Education And Religious Affairs (Greece)
The Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs ( el, Υπουργείο Παιδείας και Θρησκευμάτων; Υ.ΠΑΙ.Θ.) is a government department of Greece. One of the oldest ministries, established in 1833, it is responsible for running the country's education system and for supervising the religions in Greece. The incumbent minister is Niki Kerameus. History Current leadership * Minister for Education and Religious Affairs: Niki Kerameus ** Deputy Minister (responsible for primary, secondary and special education): ** Deputy Minister (responsible for higher education): List of ministers Ministers for National Education and Religious Affairs (1981–2009) Ministers for Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs (2009–2012) Ministers for Education, Religious Affairs, Culture and Sport (2012–2013) Ministers for Education and Religious Affairs (2013–2015) Ministers for Culture, Education and Religious Affairs (2015) Ministers for E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Defence Ministers Of Greece
This is a list of Greek war and defence ministers. Ministers of Military Affairs, 1899–1946 Ministers for Military Affairs, Naval Affairs & Aviation, 1946 Ministers of Military Affairs, 1946–1950 Ministers for Military Affairs, Naval Affairs & Aviation, 1950 Ministers for National Defence, 1950–present {, class="wikitable" , - bgcolor="CCCCCC" ! width="1%", # ! width="20%", Name ! width="10%", Took Office ! width="10%", Left Office ! width="18%", Party , - , , , 15 April 1950 , 18 August 1950 , Democratic Socialist Party , - , , Sofoklis Venizelos , 21 August 1950 , 28 August 1950 , Liberal Party , - , , , 28 August 1950 , 13 September 1950 , Liberal Party , - , , Konstantinos Karamanlis , 13 September 1950 , 2 November 1950 , People's Party , - , , General (ret.) Panagiotis Spiliotopoulos , 30 July 1951 , 27 October 1951 , Former Chief of the Army General Staff , - , , Admiral (ret.) Alexandros Sakellariou , 27 October 1951 , 28 March 1952 , Former Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Of Athens (modern)
The Academy of Athens ( el, Ακαδημία Αθηνών, ''Akadimía Athinón'') is Greece's national academy, and the highest research establishment in the country. It was established in 1926, with its founding principle traces back to the historical Academy of Plato, and operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Education. The Academy's main building is one of the major landmarks of Athens. History and structure The organization of the Academy of Athens, whose title hearkens back to the ancient Academy of Plato, was first established on 18 March 1926, and its charter was ratified by the law 4398/1929. This charter, with subsequent amendments, is still valid and governs the Academy's affairs. According to it, the Academy is divided into three Orders: Natural Sciences, Letters and Arts, Moral and Political Sciences. Research centres The Academy today, maintains 14 research centres, 5 research offices and the "Ioannis Sykoutris" library. In 2002, the Foundation f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ioannis Mazarakis-Ainian
Ioannis Mazarakis-Ainian ( el, Ιωάννης Μαζαράκης-Αινιάν, 1923 – 19 February 2021) was a Greek army officer, politician, and historian. Life Ioannis Mazarakis-Ainian was born in Athens in 1923, the son of Konstantinos Mazarakis-Ainian, a general and guerrilla leader in the Macedonian Struggle. During the Axis occupation of Greece, he joined the Allied naval intelligence network, before fleeing Greece and joining the 3rd Greek Mountain Brigade as a volunteer. After the liberation of Greece in 1944, he entered the Hellenic Military Academy, graduating (in an expedited course) in 1947 and immediately joined the newly formed Mountain Raiding Companies (LOK), fighting in the ongoing Greek Civil War. For his military service, he received Greece's highest decoration for gallantry, the Cross of Valour in Gold, seven times, the Greek War Cross four times, and the Distinguished Acts Medal twice, making him one of the most highly decorated officers in Greek history. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konstantinos Mazarakis-Ainian
Konstantinos Mazarakis-Ainian ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Μαζαράκης-Αινιάν, 1869–1949) was a Hellenic Army officer who rose to the rank of Lieutenant General. Life Konstantinos Mazarakis-Ainian was born in the island of Kythnos in 1869. He entered the Hellenic Military Academy and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant of Artillery in 1890. He fought in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897, and led a guerrilla band during the Macedonian Struggle under the ''nom de guerre'' of ''Kapetan Akritas'' (Καπετάν Ακρίτας). In the Balkan Wars, he led volunteer scout detachments; his units operated in advance and in the flanks of the main army, and played a crucial role in the capture of vital bridges and railways. By 1916, he was placed in Thessaloniki as the commander of a mountain artillery regiment. He played a major role in the September 1916 coup d'état by the Venizelist "Movement of National Defence", and served as head of the Artillery Directorate in the sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aganice Ainianos
Aganice Ainianos ( el, Αγανίκη Αινιάνος Μαζαράκη; 1838–1892) was a Greek poet. Biography Ainianos was born in Athens in 1838. Her father was the Greek politician (1788–1848), a founder of the secret society Filiki Eteria. She was orphaned at an early age and was raised by her uncle, , who was involved in the uprising against King Otto of Greece. They were forced to flee to the mountains and lived in hiding. During her childhood, she studied French, painting, and the Classics. She returned to live with her relatives in Athens, studying mathematics at the Arsakeio and graduating at the age of 17. She then studied ancient Greek writers, French poets and prose writers. She married Ioannis Mazarakis in Kythnos in 1860. Her children were Konstantinos Mazarakis-Ainian (b. 1869), Alexandros Mazarakis-Ainian (b. 1874), and Philippos Mazarakis-Ainian. Ainianos composed poetry for herself. Her experience living in the countryside provided context for her poetry, e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
École Supérieure De Guerre
The ''École supérieure de guerre'' ("Superior School of Warfare") was the most senior military education institute and staff college of the French Army, from 1876 until 1993, when it was merged into the inter-service ' (Joint Defense College), which was succeeded in 2011 by the ' (School of Warfare). Located in the École militaire complex in Paris, it was responsible for the training of staff officers and general officers. Establishment Drawing on lessons from the defeat in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, General Ernest Courtot de Cissey, Minister of War between 1871 to 1876, decided on 26 January 1876 to establish courses intended to prepare in two years for the functions of military staff and command officers of whom Marshal François Certain de Canrobert, a member of the ''Conseil supérieur de la guerre'' (Superior War Council), said that they should henceforth "have a thorough knowledge of the particular and combined use of various weapons". General Henri-Pierre Casteln ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
