Nikolaos Trikoupis | |||||||||||||||
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Native name | Νικόλαος Τρικούπης | ||||||||||||||
Born | c. 1868[1] Missolonghi, Kingdom of Greece | ||||||||||||||
Died | 27 February 1959 Athens, Kingdom of Greece | ||||||||||||||
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Allegiance | Kingdom of Greece Second Hellenic Republic | ||||||||||||||
Service | Hellenic Army | ||||||||||||||
Years of service | 1888–1927 | ||||||||||||||
Rank | Lieutenant General | ||||||||||||||
Commands | 1st Infantry Division (Chief of Staff) 3rd Infantry Division (Chief of Staff) III Army Corps (Chief of Staff) I Army Corps II Army Corps Army of Asia Minor | ||||||||||||||
Battles / wars | Greco-Turkish War (1897) Balkan Wars | ||||||||||||||
Awards | Order of the Redeemer War Cross (1916-17 variant) Medal of Military Merit Order of the White Eagle Legion of Honour Croix de Guerre | ||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Hellenic Military Academy École Supérieure de Guerre | ||||||||||||||
Relations | Charilaos Trikoupis | ||||||||||||||
Other work | Prefect of Attica and Boeotia | ||||||||||||||
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Nikolaos Trikoupis (Greek: Νικόλαος Τρικούπης; c. 1868–1956) was a Greek general and politician, most notable for his service in the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922, where he was taken as a prisoner of war. He also participated in the 1896 Summer Olympics, where he came third in the military rifle.[2]