1. Panagiotis Danglis is particularly notable for inventing the Schneider-Danglis mountain gun, his service as chief of staff in the Balkan Wars, and participation in the Triumvirate of the Provisional Government of National Defence during the First World War.
Panagiotis Danglis was born in Atalanti on 17 November 1853, where his father was serving in an infantry battalion.
Panagiotis Danglis's family was of Souliot origin, speaking the Soulotic dialect of Albanian at home, and had a long and distinguished history: Panagiotis was named after his grandfather, Giotis Danglis, a Souliot chieftain who had begun serving under Napoleon during the second French occupation of the Ionian Islands, and had become a general during the Greek War of Independence.
Panagiotis Danglis's son, Georgios Danglis, was born in exile in Corfu, entered the Hellenic Army in 1828 in time to fight in the last campaigns of the War of Independence, and after a long career rose to the rank of major general.
Panagiotis Danglis was the fourth child of his parents, but only the oldest, his sister Christina, born in 1843, had survived infancy.
Panagiotis Danglis's two older brothers died early, as did many of his younger siblings, apart from another sister, Polyxeni, born in 1858.
Panagiotis Danglis completed the second and third classes of high school at Missolonghi, spending the summers with his family at Agrinio.
Panagiotis Danglis enrolled in the Army Academy at a crucial juncture: the institution had been badly neglected in the previous years, and only 13 students were attending it when Panagiotis Danglis entered it.
Panagiotis Danglis graduated to the second and third years in third place, and received his first promotion, to Corporal, in 1872.
Panagiotis Danglis then scored first in his class during all subsequent the exams, except for scoring second during the general theoretical exams between the fifth and sixth classes.
Panagiotis Danglis graduated from the Academy in August 1877 top of his class, and was commissioned as Ensign of Artillery, like most of his colleagues.
Panagiotis Danglis began his service at the 1st Artillery Regiment in Athens, amidst a heady atmosphere of war preparations.
On 7 February 1878, Panagiotis Danglis was promoted to Second Lieutenant in a slew of promotions across the army.
On 13 April 1878, following actions by his father, Panagiotis Danglis was transferred to the 3rd Mountain Battery at his family's home town of Agrinio.
In late December 1881, Panagiotis Danglis was appointed commander of the 4th Mountain Battery, as well as a squadron comprising the 3rd and 4th Field Batteries, at Arta.
In December 1887, with the departure of the French military mission, Panagiotis Danglis returned to the 1st Artillery Regiment, taking over command of the 3rd Field Battery on 10 December.
Panagiotis Danglis was promoted to Major in 1892, and in the next year invented the Schneider-Danglis mountain gun.
In 1911, Panagiotis Danglis was promoted to Major General, and became head of the Army General Staff in August 1912, and on the outbreak of the First Balkan War two months later he became chief of staff to Crown Prince Constantine's Army of Thessaly until November 1912, when he became a member of the Greek delegation in the London Peace Conference.
Panagiotis Danglis was appointed nominal commander-in-chief of the Greek Army, a position he retained until near the war's end when he returned to his parliamentary office.
Panagiotis Danglis was formally discharged from the Army on 7 October 1920.
In 1921, Panagiotis Danglis succeeded the self-exiled Venizelos as president of the Liberal Party.