Spyridon Sotiropoulos

Spyridon Sotiropoulos
Spyridon Sotiropoulos
Native name	Σπυρίδων Σωτηρόπουλος
Born	c. 1859; Patras, Kingdom of Greece
Allegiance	Kingdom of Greece
Service/branch	Hellenic Army
Years of service	1879-1921
Rank	Major General
Battles/wars	Greco-Turkish War (1897); Balkan Wars First Balkan War; Second Balkan War;

Spyridon Sotiropoulos (Greek: Σπυρίδων Σωτηρόπουλος) was a Hellenic Army general.

He was born in Patras in about 1859, and enlisted in the infantry as a volunteer on 21 March 1879 (O.S.).^[1] He served in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and the Balkan Wars of 1912–13, advancing through the ranks.^[1] As a monarchist, he was dismissed from the Army in 1917–1920 during the National Schism.^[1] He was reinstated with the electoral victory of the monarchist opposition in November 1920, before retiring on 6 October 1921 (O.S.) with the rank of Major General.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Μεγάλη Στρατιωτική και Ναυτική Εγκυκλοπαιδεία. Τόμος Στ′: Σαράντα Εκκλησίαι – Ώχρα [Great Military and Naval Encyclopedia. Volume VI] (in Greek). Athens. 1930. p. 221.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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[Enc-1] Μεγάλη Στρατιωτική και Ναυτική Εγκυκλοπαιδεία. Τόμος Στ′: Σαράντα Εκκλησίαι – Ώχρα [Great Military and Naval Encyclopedia. Volume VI] (in Greek). Athens. 1930. p. 221.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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