Dimitrios Ioannou

Dimitrios Spanidis

Dimitrios Ioannou
Ioannou in 1920.
Native name
Δημήτριος Ioannou
Nickname(s)Balafaras
Born23 October 1861[1]
Livadeia, Kingdom of Greece
Died1926
Athens, Second Hellenic Republic
AllegianceGreece Kingdom of Greece
Service / branch Hellenic Army
Years of service1881–1920
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands9th Infantry Division
Archipelago Division
I Army Corps
Army of Epirus
Smyrna Army Corps
Battles / wars
Awards Grand Commander of the Order of the Redeemer
War Cross (1917 variant)
Medal of Military Merit
Order of the White Eagle
Alma materHellenic Military Academy

Dimitrios Ioannou (Greek: Δημήτριος Ioannou October 23, 1861 – 1926) was a senior officer of the Hellenic Army who fought in the Macedonian front during World War I and in the opening stages of the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922.

  1. ^ Note: Greece officially adopted the Gregorian calendar on 16 February 1923 (which became 1 March). All dates prior to that, unless specifically denoted, are Old Style.