Georgios Kosmas

Georgios Kosmas
Born	1884 Falanthi, Messenia
Died	1964
Allegiance	Kingdom of Greece
Service/branch	Hellenic Army
Years of service	1904–1941, 1945–1951
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 Resistance
Other work	Minister for Northern Greece, MP

Georgios Kosmas (Greek: Γεώργιος Κοσμάς, 1884–1964) was a senior Greek Army officer who distinguished himself in the Greco-Italian War of 1940–1941, served as Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff in 1949–51, and became a Member of the Hellenic Parliament and cabinet minister.

Georgios Kosmas was born in 1884 in the village of Falanthi in Messenia, in southern Greece. He enlisted in the Hellenic Army as a volunteer on 17 January 1904 (O.S.), and after studies at the NCO School, was commissioned as an Infantry Second Lieutenant on 7 July 1912 (O.S.). He participated in the Balkan Wars of 1912–13 as commander of a machine gun section, and was promoted to Lieutenant in 1913 and to Captain in 1915. He served on the Macedonian Front during World War I as a staff officer, being promoted to Major in 1918.

In the Asia Minor Campaign, he served as chief of staff of the 14th Infantry Division. In 1923 he was promoted to Lt. Colonel and appointed head of the committee for the determination of the Greco-Albanian border. During the Interwar period he served as commander of the 30th Infantry Regiment and of the Evros Border Sector, chief of staff of IV Army Corps and commander of 3rd Infantry Division, while advancing to Colonel (1925) and Major General (1934). At the same time he attended various military schools, and graduated from the Athens Polytechnic Telegraphers' School and the University of Athens Law School.

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