Konstantinos Ventiris

Konstantinos Ventiris
Konstantinos Ventiris c. late 1940s
Native name
Κωνσταντίνος Βεντήρης
Bornc. 1892[1]
Kalamata, Kingdom of Greece
Diedc. 1960 (aged 67–68)
Athens, Kingdom of Greece
Allegiance
Service / branch Hellenic Army
Years of service1910–1935
1943–1951
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands7th Infantry Division (Chief of Staff)
III Army Corps
First Army
Epirus-West Macedonia Headquarters
Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff
WarsBalkan Wars

World War I

Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
World War II

Greek Civil War

Awards Commander's Cross of the Cross of Valour
Other workGeneral Adjutant to King Paul

Konstantinos Ventiris (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Βεντήρης, 1892–1960) was a Hellenic Army officer who rose to the rank of lieutenant general. He served twice as Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff and was one of the senior government commanders during the Greek Civil War. He is also one of the few recipients the country's highest wartime decoration, the Commander's Cross of the Cross of Valour.

  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.