Konstantinos Moschopoulos

Konstantinos Moschopoulos
Lt. Gen. Moschopoulos in 1916
Born	1854 Istanbul
Died	1942
Allegiance	Greece
Service/branch	Hellenic Army
Years of service	1877–1920
Rank	Lieutenant General
Wars	Greco-Turkish War of 1897, Balkan Wars

Konstantinos Moschopoulos (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Μοσχόπουλος, 1854–1942) was a senior Greek Army officer who distinguished himself in the Balkan Wars of 1912–1913 and served as Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff.

He was born in Constantinople in 1854, studied at the Greek Army Academy and graduated in 1877 as an Artillery Ensign. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 28 September 1879, to Lieutenant in 1882 and to Captain in 1886. In the Greco-Turkish War of 1897, he commanded a battery. After the war he was promoted to Major (1898), Lieutenant Colonel (1906) and Colonel (1910). During this time he served for a time as head of the Artillery School, Chief of the Athens Gendarmerie, Athens garrison commander, and commander of an Artillery regiment.

Promoted to Major General in 1912, during the First Balkan War he commanded the 4th Infantry Division, which played a crucial role in the Greek victory at the Battle of Sarantaporo by flanking the Turkish positions, as well as at the Battle of Yenidje. After the capitulation of the VIII Ottoman Provisional Corps at Thessaloniki, Moschopoulos and his division were transferred to the Army of Epirus. On 4–6 January he substituted for Lt Gen Konstantinos Sapountzakis as commander of the Army of Epirus. During the second Greek assault against the Ioannina fortified zone on 7 January 1913, Moschopoulos commanded the right (eastern) flank, comprising the 4th Division and the Epirus Division. During the final Greek offensive, Moschopoulos commanded the Second Army Detachment on the army's left (western) flank, which executed the main attack against the forts around Ioannina.