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Eleftherios Handrinos
Eleftherios Handrinos (also spelled Chandrinos, el, Ελευθέριος Χανδρινός; 18 September 1937 – 27 July 1994) was a Hellenic Navy officer who retired with the rank of vice admiral. He is notable for his involvement in the first Turkish invasion of Cyprus, during which he commanded an Landing Ship, Tank, LST vessel that caused confusion among Turkish commanders, leading to the loss of a Turkish Naval Forces, Turkish USS Harwood (DD-861), destroyer due to friendly fire.Ι. Γ. Μπήτος. ''Από την Πράσινη Γραμμή στους δύο Αττίλες'', β' έκδοση, Εταιρεία Μελέτης Ελληνικής Ιστορίας, Αθήνα 1998, σελ. 237-241 He also served as a Military attaché, naval attaché in Ankara. Early life and career Handrinos was born in Komotini to parents who came from the island of Corfu. His parents were Konstantinos, a major general in the Greek Army who was serving in Western Thrace, Thrace at the time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komotini
Komotini ( el, Κομοτηνή, tr, Gümülcine, bg, Комотини) is a city in the region of East Macedonia and Thrace, northeastern Greece. It is the capital of the Rhodope. It was the administrative centre of the Rhodope-Evros super-prefecture until its abolition in 2010, by the Kallikratis Plan. The city is home to the Democritus University of Thrace, founded in 1973. Komotini is home to a sizeable Turkish speaking Muslim minority. They were excluded from the 1923 population exchange. Komotini has population of65.107 /Https://elstat-outsourcers.statistics.gr/Census2022%20GR.pdf citizens Built at the northern part of the plain bearing the same name, Komotini is one of the main administrative, financial and cultural centers of northeastern Greece and also a major agricultural and breeding center of the area. It is also a significant transport interchange, located 795 km NE of Athens and 281 km NE of Thessaloniki. The presence of the Democritus University of Thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
