General Katsimitros

Charalambos Katsimitros (Greek: Χαράλαμπος Κατσιμήτρος) (1886 in Kleitsos, Evrytania - 1962 in Athens) was a Greek General who distinguished himself during the Italian invasion of Greece. 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Evritania, Evrytania (Greek: Ευρυτανία), rarely/Latin: Eurytania is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ... The Greco-Italian War was a conflict between Italy and Greece from October 28, 1940 to April 6, 1941. ...

He entered the Army in 1904, participated in the Balkan Wars and fought in the Macedonian Front during the First World War. He took part and was wounded in the Asia Minor Campaign. During the following years he was promoted to senior staff positions within the Army Ministry. In 1937 he was promoted to Major General and in 1938 put in command of the 8th Infantry Division of Epirus. After Albania was occupied by Italy in the spring of 1939, he made great efforts to prepare for a possible Italian invasion via Albania, by constructing fortifications and familiarizing his men with the harsh local terrain. 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The outcome as of April 1913 Boundaries on the Balkans after the First and the Second Balkan War (1912-1913) Distribution of races in the Balkan Peninsula and Asia Minor in 1923, Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, New York (The map does not reflect the results of the 1923... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Epirus (Greek Ήπειρος, Ípeiros; see also List of traditional Greek place names), is a province or periphery in northwestern Greece, bounded by West Macedonia and Thessaly to the east, by the province of Sterea Ellada (Central Greece) to the south, the Ionian Sea and the Ionian Islands to the west and... // Events January-March January 2 - End of term for Frank Finley Merriam, 28th Governor of California. ...

On the outbreak of the war, his unit was fully mobilized, reinforced with an additional regiment, and deployed to meet the Italians. He took the decision to organize forward defence and hold the Elaia (Kalpaki) position, despite opposite instructions from the General Staff, and succeeded in defending it against repeated attacks until November 9. In this way he managed to contain the Italian offensive in the Epirus sector, and bought valuable time for the Greek reinforcements to arrive. When the Greek counter-offensive began, he led his division into Albania, after forcing the pass of Kakavia. After the German attack on Greece began, he retreated with the rest of the Army of Epirus, and the capitulation found him in Ioannina. November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... Ioannina (Greek: Ιωάννινα, often Γιάννενα /janena/ or Γιάννινα /janina/); is a city in Epirus, north-western Greece, with a population of approximately 100,000. ...

Along with other prominent 'Albanian' generals, he became a member of the first collaboration gevernment of General Georgios Tsolakoglou. In 1946 he was promoted to Lieutenant General. General Katsimitros died in Athens in February 1962. 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...