Dimitrios Papadopoulos (general)
| Dimitrios Papadopoulos | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 December 1889 Nafplio |
| Died |
5 December 1983 (aged 93) Athens |
| Allegiance |
 Greece
|
| Service/branch | Hellenic Army |
| Years of service | 1907–1946 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant General
|
| Wars | Balkan Wars, Macedonian Front, Greco-Turkish War of 1919–22, Greco-Italian War |
Dimitrios Papadopoulos (Greek: Δημήτριος Παπαδόπουλος; 27 December 1889 – 5 December 1983) was a Hellenic Army officer who reached the rank of Lieutenant General. He is most notable for his leadership in the Greco-Italian War of 1940–41.
Dimitrios Papadopoulos was born on 15 December 1889 to the military doctor Spyridon Papadopoulos (1853–1930) and his wife Eleni (1857–1949). He was born in Nafplio, where his father was director of the Akronafplia military hospital. He had five siblings, the older brother Ioannis (1887–1913), and the younger brothers Angelos (1893–1973) and Athanasios (1900–1971) and two sisters.
Like his older brother Ioannis, after completing his schools studies Dimitrios entered the Hellenic Army Academy on 10 October 1907, graduating as an Artillery 2nd Lieutenant on 26 June 1912. The Balkan Wars erupted a few months later, and the young artillery officer participated in them as a gun troop leader in the 3rd battery, 1st battalion, of the 2nd Field Artillery Regiment under the command of Colonel Leonidas Paraskevopoulos. During the Battle of Pechovo on 15 July 1913 during the Second Balkan War, his brother Ioannis fell in battle. On 25 September 1913 he was promoted to lieutenant. In 1915 he received the Silver Cross of the Order of the Redeemer (1 January), and was successively promoted to captain 2nd Class (25 March) and Captain 1st Class (5 October). In 1917–18 he fought in the Macedonian Front of World War I as commander of a mountain artillery battalion. During the war he was promoted to major (13 December 1917) and received the Greek War Cross, the French Croix de Guerre and the Belgian Croix de Guerre. He also participated in the subsequent Asia Minor Campaign as commander of a field artillery battalion. For his service during the war, he earned the Cross of Valour in Gold.
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