Periklis Kallidopoulos

Periklis Kollidopoulos
Περικλής Καλλιδόπουλος
Periklis Kallidopoulos c. 1922
Minister Governor-General of Macedonia
In office
4 July 1928 – 7 June 1929
PresidentPavlos Kountouriotis
Prime MinisterEleftherios Venizelos
Member of Parliament
for Chalkidiki
In office
1928
PresidentPavlos Kountouriotis
Prime MinisterEleftherios Venizelos
Member of Parliament
for Thessaloniki
In office
1924
MonarchGeorge II
Prime MinisterEleftherios Venizelos
Personal details
Born1 January 1878
Riza, Salonika Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (now Greece)
Died23 April 1950
Athens, Kingdom of Greece
SpouseAikaterini Fotiadou
ChildrenPanagiotis
Alexandros
Alma materHellenic Army Academy
AwardsMentioned in Dispatches
Righteous Among the Nations
Military service
AllegianceGreece Kingdom of Greece
Branch/service Hellenic Army
Years of service1896-1923
Rank Major General
Unit7th Infantry Regiment
1st Infantry Regiment
Commands2nd Infantry Division
12th Infantry Division
13th Infantry Division
Battles/wars

Periklis Kallidopoulos (Greek: Περικλής Καλλιδόπουλος) was a Hellenic Army officer who reached the rank of major general, before entering politics. During World War II, he was active in the Greek Resistance, and is honoured as a "Righteous Among the Nations" by Yad Vashem.