Konstantinos Moschopoulos

Konstantinos Moschopoulos
Lt. Gen. Moschopoulos in 1916
Born	1854
Died	1942 (aged 87–88)
Place of birth	Istanbul
Allegiance	Greece
Service/branch	Hellenic Army
Years of service	1877–1920
Rank	Lieutenant General
Wars	Greco-Turkish War of 1897, Balkan Wars

Konstantinos Moschopoulos (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Μοσχόπουλος, 1854–1942) was a senior Greek Army officer who distinguished himself in the Balkan Wars of 1912–1913 and served as Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff.

Life

He was born in Constantinople in 1854, studied at the Greek Army Academy and graduated in 1877 as an Artillery Ensign. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 28 September 1879, to Lieutenant in 1882 and to Captain in 1886. In the Greco-Turkish War of 1897, he commanded a battery. After the war he was promoted to Major (1898), Lieutenant Colonel (1906) and Colonel (1910). During this time he served for a time as head of the Artillery School, Chief of the Athens Gendarmerie and Garrison Commander for Athens.

Promoted to Major General in 1912, during the First Balkan War he commanded the 4th Infantry Division, which played a crucial role in the Battle of Sarantaporo and the Battle of Yenidje. After the capitulation of the VIII Ottoman Provisional Corps at Thessaloniki, the 4th Division and Moschopoulos were transferred to the Army of Epirus. On 4–6 January (O.S.) he substituted for Lt Gen Konstantinos Sapountzakis as commander of the Army of Epirus. During the second Greek assault against the Ioannina fortified zone on 7 January 1913 (O.S.), Moschopoulos commanded the right (eastern) flank, comprising the 4th Division and the Epirus Division. During the final Greek offensive, Moschopoulos commanded the Second Army Detachment on the army's left (western) flank, which executed the main attack against the forts around Ioannina.

During the Second Balkan War against Bulgaria, Moschopoulos continued to lead the 4th Division, fighting in the Battle of Kilkis-Lahanas. During the final phases of the war he commanded the Moschopoulos Army Detachment (Τμήμα Στρατιάς Μοσχοπούλου), grouping the 4th and 2nd Divisions. After the war, he was promoted to Lieutenant General and given command of the newly established III Army Corps at Thessaloniki. From 13 August to 11 November 1916, he served as Chief of the Army General Staff, and in 1917, he was appointed as Military Governor of Epirus and Corfu. He retired on 25 April 1920.

In 1922, he served as General-Governor of Thessaloniki. He died in 1942.

Sources

• (Greek) Μεγάλη Στρατιωτική και Ναυτική Εγκυκλοπαιδεία. Τόμος Δ′: Καβάδης – Μωριάς [Great Military and Naval Encyclopedia. Volume IV]. Athens. 1929. pp. 575–576. 
• (Greek) "Αντιστράτηγος ΜΟΣΧΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΣ του ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΥ, ΑΜ 1350. Αρχηγός ΓΕΣ 1916". Συνοπτική Ιστορία του Γενικού Επιτελείου Στρατού 1901–2001 [A Concise History of the Hellenic Army General Staff 1901–2001]. Athens: Army History Directorate. 2001. p. 141. http://www.sse.gr/files/07.ΜΟΣΧΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ_ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΣ.pdf.