Efthymios Tsimikalis

Efthymios Tsimikalis
Native name
Ευθύμιος Τσιμικάλης
Born17 June 1879[1]
Agrinio, Kingdom of Greece
Diedc. 1943
Hellenic State
Allegiance
Service / branch Hellenic Army
Years of service1900–1921
1922–1925
1926–1933
Rank Lieutenant General
CommandsCrete Division
10th Infantry Division
IV Army Corps
WarsBalkan Wars

World War I

Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)
Alma materHellenic Military Academy
Other workMinister for the Interior
Finance Minister

Efthymios Tsimikalis (Greek: Ευθύμιος Τσιμικάλης, 1879–1943) was a Hellenic Army officer who rose to the rank of lieutenant general. He was particularly notable for this role in World War I and in the politics of the interwar period in Greece.

  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.