Dimitrios Giatzis
| Dimitrios Giatzis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1891 Lamia |
| Died | 1964 |
| Allegiance |
 Greece
|
| Service/branch | Hellenic Army |
| Years of service | 1910–1941, 1945–1949 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant General
|
| Commands held | Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff |
| Wars | Balkan Wars, Macedonian Front, Greco-Turkish War of 1919–22, Greco-Italian War, Greek Civil War |
| Awards | Cross of Valour in Gold (twice) |
Dimitrios Giatzis (Greek: Δημήτριος Γιατζής, 1891–1964) was a senior Greek Army officer who held senior commands during the Greek Civil War of 1946–49, serving as commander of First Army and Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff in 1947–49.
Dimitrios Giatzis was born in Lamia in 1891, and enlisted in the Hellenic Army as a volunteer on 12 March 1910. Promoted to NCO, he took part in the Balkan Wars of 1912–13, and after studies at the NCO School was commissioned as an Infantry Second Lieutenant on 27 December 1914.
He subsequently fought on the Macedonian Front during World War I and in the Asia Minor Campaign, first as a company commander and later as a staff officer, being promoted to Lieutenant in 1917 and to Captain in 1920. In the interwar period he served successively as battalion commander, chief of staff of the 3rd Infantry Division, in the staff of II Army Corps, in the Administrative Directorate of the Ministry for Military Affairs, commander of VI Border Sector (1938–40) and briefly chief of staff of the Infantry Inspectorate, before assuming command of III Infantry Brigade in September 1940. During this period he advanced to Major (1923), Lt. Colonel (1931), and Colonel (1935).
He led III Brigade during the first months of the Greco-Italian War, and was appointed chief of infantry to 8th Infantry Division in January 1941, a post in which he remained until the Greek capitulation following the German invasion of Greece in April.
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