Petros Hatzitasis (1872-1932) was a

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chieftain from

Florina Florina ( el, Φλώρινα, ''Flórina''; known also by some alternative names) is a town and municipality in the mountainous northwestern Macedonia, Greece. Its motto is, 'Where Greece begins'. The town of Florina is the capital of the F ...

who contributed to 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 ...

. He was born in 1872 in

and was an important member of the five-member ''National Committee of Florina''Dimitrios Lithoxoou, Πληθυσμός και οικισμοί της περιοχής Φλώρινας, Φ
/ref> founded in 1902 by Nikolaos Pyrzas.

Hellenic Army General Staff The Hellenic Army General Staff ( el, Γενικό Επιτελείο Στρατού, abbrev. ΓΕΣ) is the general staff of the Hellenic Army, the terrestrial component of the Greek Armed Forces. It was established in 1904. Since 1950, the HAGS ...

, Army History Directorate, Ο Μακεδονικός Αγών και τα εις Θράκην γεγονότα, Athens 1979, p. 115Αρχείο Διεύθυνσης Εφέδρων Πολεμιστών Αγωνιστών Θυμάτων Αναπήρων (ΔΕΠΑΘΑ), Αρχείο Μακεδονικού Αγώνα, φ. Χ-137Ιωάννης Σ. He tried to assassinate the

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komitadji Komitadji, Comitadjis, or Komitas (Bulgarian, Macedonian and sr, Комити, Serbian Latin: ''Komiti'', ro, Comitagiu, gr, Κομιτατζής, plural: Κομιτατζήδες, tr, Komitacı, sq, Komit) means in Turkish "committee memb ...

Michael Grezhov in 1904, but the latter escaped, although wounded. He cooperated with the army of

Pavlos Melas Pavlos Melas ( el, Παύλος Μελάς, ''Pávlos Melás''; March 29, 1870 – October 13, 1904) was a Greek revolutionary and artillery officer of the Hellenic Army. He participated in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and was amongst the first ...

and participated in the clash which cost Melas his life, in

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.Ιωάννης Σ. He and his team cooperated with

Nikostratos Kalomenopoulos Nikostratos Kalomenopoulos ( el, Νικόστρατος Καλομενόπουλος) was a Greek revolutionary and Army officer who reached the rank of major general. He is also known by his nom de guerre ''Kapetan Nidas''. Biography He was born ...

for many operations. He participated in the battle of Drosopigi near Florina, where he became a prisoner of the Ottoman authorities and was imprisoned for three years, until 1908.Ιωάννης Σ.

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'' supplemen
Το μοιραίο δεκαήμερο του Παύλου Μελά

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hatzitasis, Petros 1872 births 1932 deaths People from Florina Greek people of the Macedonian Struggle Greek prisoners and detainees Prisoners and detainees of the Ottoman Empire