Postings of Lieutenant Generals of the Army and the Air Force – Vice Admirals – Major Generals of the Army and the Air Force and Rear Admirals

July 27, 2012

The Ministry of National Defence announces that the Governmental Council on Foreign Policy and National Defence (KYSEA), by it decision No. 1/ D.6/26-07-2012, proceeded to:

1.  The posting of Lieutenant Generals of the Army and the Air Force and Vice Admirals, as well as to the promotion of Major Generals of the Army and the Air Force and Rear Admirals to Lieutenant Generals of the Army and the Air Force and Vice Admirals, respectively, as follows:

 

a.            ARMY

(1)                Lieutenant General Gheorghios Sofianidis (Serial No. 42218), as Commander of 1st

Army.

(2)                Lieutenant General Athanassios Koutroumbelis (Serial No. 422126), as Hellenic Army Inspector General and B’ Deputy Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff.

(3)                Lieutenant General Nikolaos Tamouridis (Serial No. 42611), as A’ Deputy Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff.

(4)                Lieutenant General Christos Manolas (Serial No. 42613), as Military Representative (MILREP).

(5)                Lieutenant General Vassilios Tellidis (Serial No. 42619), as Commander of the Higher Military Command of Interior and Islands.

 

a.    HELLENIC NAVY

 (1)                Vice Admiral Konstantinos Mazarakis-Ainian (HN) (Serial No. 1594), as Commander-in-Chief of Hellenic Fleet.

(2)                Vice Admiral Evanghelos Apostolakis (HN) (Serial No. 1630), as Deputy Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff.

 

b.    AIR FORCE

 (1)                Lieutenant General (AF) Evanghelos Tournas (Serial No. 12201), as Chief of the Hellenic Tactical Air Force Command and Commander of CAOC-7 (COMBINED AIR OPERATION CENTER).

(2)                Lieutenant General (AF) Christos Vaitsis (Serial No. 12206), as Commander of Air Support Command.

(3)                Major General (AF) Dimitrios Prokopiou (Serial No. 12224), as Chief-of-Staff of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff.

(4)                Major General (AF) Konstantinos Zagoyiannis (Serial No. 12543), as Inspector General of the Hellenic Air Force General Staff.

 

2.  The maintenance at their post, as they were placed by decision No. 1/ D.10/3-11-2011 of the Governmental Council on Foreign Policy and National Defense (KYSEA), of the following officers:

 

a.  ARMY

(1)        Lieutenant General Gheorghios Bassiakoulis (Serial No. 42271), as Commander of C’ Army Corps / NDC-GR.

(2)        Lieutenant General Athanassios Tselios (Serial No. 42283), as Commander of D’ Army Corps.

(3)        Lieutenant General Konstantinos Topis (Serial No. 42317), as Commander of B’ Army Corps.

(4)        Major General Stylianopoulos Athanassios (Serial No. 42652), as Commander of the Higher Military Command of Army Support.

(5)        Major General Spyropoulos Gheorghios (Serial No. 43447), as Commander of the Hellenic National Defence College.

 

b.  HELLENIC NAVY

(1)        Vice Admiral Elliniadis Panaghiotis (SN-569), as Commander of the Paymaster Command.