14 Facts About Georgios Katechakis

Georgios Katechakis was a Hellenic Army officer and politician.

Georgios Katechakis served three times as Minister for Military Affairs and as Governor-General for Thrace and for Crete.

Georgios Katechakis was born in the village of Pompia, in then Ottoman-controlled Crete.

The elder Katechakis participated in the uprisings of 1878,1889 and 1896 and was repeatedly elected to the Cretan Parliament until his death.

Georgios Katechakis entered the Hellenic Army Academy and graduated in 1902, being commissioned into the Hellenic Army on 6 July 1902 with the rank of a Lieutenant of Infantry.

Georgios Katechakis was one of the first officers to volunteer for the Macedonian Struggle against the Bulgarian-sponsored Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization.

Georgios Katechakis returned to Greece in 1908, and was dispatched to Crete to assist in the establishment of a local national guard.

Georgios Katechakis participated in the wars as leader of various Cretan volunteer corps, fighting both in Macedonia and in Epirus.

Georgios Katechakis initially served as director of personnel in the National Defence government's Ministry of Military Affairs, and in 1917 he was assigned as chief of staff to the newly raised National Defence Army Corps, which fought in the Macedonian front.

Georgios Katechakis was recalled to active duty in September 1922, following the Greek defeat in the Asia Minor Campaign and the Venizelist-led September 1922 Revolution.

Georgios Katechakis was placed by the revolutionary government as Governor-General of Thrace, remaining at the post until after the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923 when he retired from military service.

Georgios Katechakis served as Minister for Military Affairs in the short-lived Themistoklis Sofoulis cabinet.

On 22 December 1930, Georgios Katechakis was appointed by Venizelos as Minister for Military Affairs, a post he held until the resignation of the Venizelos cabinet on 26 May 1932.

Georgios Katechakis served for a third time as Minister for Military Affairs in the short-lived 1933 Venizelos cabinet.