Napoleon Zervas

General

Napoleon Zervas
Napoleon Zervas in uniform.
Native name
Ναπολέων Ζέρβας
Born17 May 1891
Arta, Kingdom of Greece
Died10 December 1957 (aged 66)
Athens, Kingdom of Greece
Buried
AllegianceGreece Kingdom of Greece
Greece Provisional Government of National Defence
Greece Second Hellenic Republic
Service / branch Hellenic Army
Greece EDES
Years of service1910-1920
1922-1926
1928-1941
1941-1946 (EDES)
RankGeneral
Unit2nd Infantry Division
CommandsLeader of EDES
Battles / warsBalkan Wars

World War I

World War II

Greek Civil War

Spouse(s)Aikaterini Zerva
Other workMember of Party of Liberals (pre-war)
Founder of the National Party of Greece (post-war)
Twice representative of Ioannina district in the Hellenic Parliament
Minister for Public Order
Minister of Public Works

Napoleon Zervas (Greek: Ναπολέων Ζέρβας; May 17, 1891 – December 10, 1957) was a Hellenic Army officer and resistance leader during World War II. He organized and led the National Republican Greek League (EDES), the second most significant (after EAM), in terms of size and activity, resistance organization against the Axis Occupation of Greece.


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