Vasileios Sapountzakis
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Vasileios Sapountzakis (Greek: Βασίλειος Σαπουντζάκης; c. 1811 – 11 March 1901[1]) was a Greek general.
Born in Crete in c. 1811, he entered the newly founded Hellenic Army Academy, graduating in 1831 as an Artillery 2nd Lieutenant.[2] Throughout his career, he held various posts, including as regimental and divisional commander, commandant of the Army Academy, Inspector-General of the Army in the Greco-Turkish crisis during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78, and Minister for Military Affairs.[2] He retired from service on 8 January 1897 with the rank of Lieutenant General, and died on 11 March 1901.[2] He was the father of Lt. General Konstantinos Sapountzakis.
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- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Μεγάλη Στρατιωτική και Ναυτική Εγκυκλοπαιδεία. Τόμος Ε′: Νάβα – Σαρακηνοί [Great Military and Naval Encyclopedia. Volume V] (in Greek). Athens. 1930. p. 654.
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