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Spyridon Sotiropoulos

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Spyridon Sotiropoulos
Native name
Σπυρίδων Σωτηρόπουλος
Bornc. 1859
Patras, Kingdom of Greece
AllegianceGreece Kingdom of Greece
Branch Hellenic Army
Years of service1879–1921
Rank Major General
Battles / warsGreco-Turkish War (1897)
Balkan Wars

Spyridon Sotiropoulos (Greek: Σπυρίδων Σωτηρόπουλος) was a Hellenic Army general.

He was born in Patras in about 1859, and enlisted in the infantry as a volunteer on 21 March 1879 (O.S.).[1] He served in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and the Balkan Wars of 1912–13, advancing through the ranks.[1] As a monarchist, he was dismissed from the Army in 1917–1920 during the National Schism.[1] He was reinstated with the electoral victory of the monarchist opposition in November 1920, before retiring on 6 October 1921 (O.S.) with the rank of Major General.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d Μεγάλη Στρατιωτική και Ναυτική Εγκυκλοπαιδεία. Τόμος Στ′: Σαράντα Εκκλησίαι – Ώχρα [Great Military and Naval Encyclopedia. Volume VI] (in Greek). Athens. 1930. p. 221.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)