Konstantinos Typaldos-Alfonsatos ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Τυπάλδος-Αλφονσάτος, 1873–1945) was a

Greek Navy The Hellenic Navy (HN; el, Πολεμικό Ναυτικό, Polemikó Naftikó, War Navy, abbreviated ΠΝ) is the naval force of Greece, part of the Hellenic Armed Forces. The modern Greek navy historically hails from the naval forces of vario ...

officer. He served briefly as Minister for Naval Affairs (1922), Chief of the

Hellenic Navy General Staff The Hellenic Navy General Staff ( el, Γενικό Επιτελείο Ναυτικού, abbr. ΓΕΝ) is the general staff of the Hellenic Navy, the naval component of the Greek Armed Forces. It is headed by the Chief of the Navy General Staff, cu ...

(1927), and Inspector General of the Navy (1929–31), retiring with the rank of vice admiral.

Life

Born in Athens in 1873, Konstantinos Typaldos-Alfonsatos entered the Hellenic Navy Academy on 2 September 1887 and graduated on 31 August 1891 as a Line Ensign. In 1897, on board torpedo boat ''16'', he participated in the naval operations around

Crete Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and ...

, as well as in the subsequent Greco-Turkish War. During the latter conflict he took part in the landing operations at

Leptokarya Leptokarya ( el, Λεπτοκαρυά, ''Leptokaryá'') is a town in Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece, former seat of East Olympos municipality, which is part of the municipality of Dion-Olympos. The distance from Katerini is 26&n ...

; when his captain, Sub-Lieutenant Emmanouil Antoniadis, was killed, he took over command of the vessel. Promoted to Sub-Lieutenant on 9 January 1899, he was appointed captain of

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''A'' in 1900, and promoted to lieutenant on 15 November 1902. In 1908–09 he was active in the

Macedonian Struggle The Macedonian Struggle ( bg, Македонска борба; el, Μακεδονικός Αγώνας; mk, Борба за Македонија; sr, Борба за Македонију; tr, Makedonya Mücadelesi) was a series of social, po ...

, as head of the

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–

Kavala Kavala ( el, Καβάλα, ''Kavála'' ) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos and on the Egnat ...

area. He participated in the

Goudi coup The Goudi coup ( el, κίνημα στο Γουδί) was a military coup d'état that took place in Greece on the night of , starting at the barracks in Goudi, a neighborhood on the eastern outskirts of Athens. The coup was a pivotal event in mod ...

in August 1909, but soon disagreed with the moderate leadership and launched his own abortive coup on 16 October 1909, in which the Light Squadron of destroyers, under his command, confronted the Battleship Squadron and forcefully denied it entry into the

Salamis Naval Base The Salamis Naval Base ( el, Ναύσταθμος Σαλαμίνας) is the largest naval base of the Hellenic Navy. It is located in the northeastern part of Salamis Island (Cape Arapis), Greece and in Amphiali and Skaramangas. It is close to th ...

. The coup failed, but Typaldos and his supporters were amnestied in January 1910. On 26 March 1910 he was promoted to Lieutenant First Class, and to Lt. Commander on 17 July of the same year. During the

First Balkan War The First Balkan War ( sr, Први балкански рат, ''Prvi balkanski rat''; bg, Балканска война; el, Αʹ Βαλκανικός πόλεμος; tr, Birinci Balkan Savaşı) lasted from October 1912 to May 1913 and invo ...

he commanded the destroyer , with which he participated in the Battle of Lemnos and the operations for the capture of

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and

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. In early June 1913, he was given command of the newly established 29th Naval Regiment, formed of naval personnel, which he led in the

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against Bulgaria fighting in the area of

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, and then leading the temporary capture of

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. During the war, he was promoted to commander, on 1 July 1913. After the Balkan Wars, he commanded the destroyer . Promoted to captain on 13 April 1915, he went on to serve as Inspector of Port Authorities, before being forced onto suspended service on 20 June 1917 after the exile of King

Constantine I of Greece Constantine I ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Αʹ, ''Konstantínos I''; – 11 January 1923) was King of Greece from 18 March 1913 to 11 June 1917 and from 19 December 1920 to 27 September 1922. He was commander-in-chief of the Hellenic Army ...

and the unification of Greece under the leadership of

Eleftherios Venizelos Eleftherios Kyriakou Venizelos ( el, Ελευθέριος Κυριάκου Βενιζέλος, translit=Elefthérios Kyriákou Venizélos, ; – 18 March 1936) was a Greek statesman and a prominent leader of the Greek national liberation movem ...

. On 20 December 1917, he went into retirement. After the electoral victory of the royalist parties in November 1920, he was reinstated to active service on 10 November, and was promoted to rear admiral on 2 December. He was also elected an MP for

Cephalonia Kefalonia or Cephalonia ( el, Κεφαλονιά), formerly also known as Kefallinia or Kephallenia (), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece and the 6th largest island in Greece after Crete, Euboea, Lesbos, Rhodes and Chios. It i ...

, and in May 1922 served as Minister for Naval Affairs in the short-lived cabinet (3–9 May) of

Nikolaos Stratos Nikolaos Stratos ( el, Νικόλαος Στράτος; 16 May 1872 – 28 November 1922 (15 November Old Style dating)) was a Prime Minister of Greece for a few days in May 1922. He was later tried and executed for his role in the Catastroph ...

. After the Greek defeat in the

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and the outbreak of the

11 September 1922 Revolution The 11 September 1922 Revolution ( el, Επανάσταση της 11ης Σεπτεμβρίου 1922) was an uprising by the Greek army and navy against the government in Athens. The revolution took place on 24 September 1922, although the date wa ...

he voluntarily retired on 30 September, but was restored in August 1926 along with other former royalist officers. He served as Chief of the Navy General Staff in 1927, and as Inspector-General of the Navy in 1929–31, retiring as vice admiral in retirement on 19 January 1931. He died on 28 February 1945.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Typaldos-Alfonsatos, Konstantinos 1873 births 1945 deaths Chiefs of the Hellenic Navy General Staff Hellenic Navy admirals Greek military personnel of the Balkan Wars Greek military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1897) Greek MPs 1920–1922 Military personnel from Athens Greek military personnel of the Macedonian Struggle Ministers of Naval Affairs of Greece