Konstantinos Ventiris

Konstantinos Ventiris
Konstantinos Ventiris
	Konstantinos Ventiris c. late 1940s
Native name	Κωνσταντίνος Βεντήρης
Born	c. 1892; Kalamata, Kingdom of Greece
Died	c. 1960 (aged 67–68); Athens, Kingdom of Greece
Allegiance	Kingdom of Greece; Second Hellenic Republic;
Service / branch	Hellenic Army
Years of service	1910–1935; 1943–1951
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	7th Infantry Division (Chief of Staff); III Army Corps; First Army; Epirus-West Macedonia Headquarters; Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff
Wars	Balkan Wars First Balkan War; Second Balkan War; World War I Macedonian front; Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922); World War II Greek Resistance; Greek Civil War Dekemvriana;
Awards	Commander's Cross of the Cross of Valour
Other work	General 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.

^ 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.

[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.

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