GENERAL GEORGIOS ANTONAKOPOULOS

GENERAL GEORGIOS ANTONAKOPOULOS

Chief of Hellenic National Defence General Staff (HNDGS)

1. SURNAME : Antonakopoulos
2. NAME : Georgios
3. FATHER’S NAME : Antonios
4. RELIGION : Christian – Greek Orthodox
5. BRANCH – RANK : Artillery,General
6. DATE OF BIRTH : 05 Jan. 1943
7. PLACE OF BIRTH : Patra, Peloponnisos
8. FAMILY STATUS : Married, (2) children
9. ENTRY INTO SERVICE : Military Academy
10. DATES OF PROMOTION:

a. 2nd Lieutenant 1967
b. 1st Lieutenant 1970
c. Captain 1974
d. Major 1979
e. Lieutenant Colonel 1985
f. Colonel 1991
g. Brigadier General 1994
h. Major General 1997
i. Lieutenant General 1999
j. General 2001

 

11. MILITARY SCHOOLS :

a. Hellenic National Defence College
b. Hellenic Higher Army War College
c. All Artillery Schools and others of general education

12. ACADEMIC EDUCADION : Law School Degree, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
13. FOREIGN LANGUAGES : English

14. UNIT AND STAFF ASSIGNMENTS:

a. Artillery Battery X.O
b. Artillery Battery Commander
c. Artillery Battery Commander – Office Director, Artillery Directorate / National Guard General Staff
d. Instructor, Artillery Schools
e. Staff Officer, Operations Staff Office / Infantry Division
f. Staff Officer, Intelligence Division/ Hellenic Army General Staff
g. Staff Officer, Intelligence Division, AFSOUTH
h. Commander, Artillery Battalion
i. Commander, Field Artillery Command
j. Chief of Staff, Mechanized Division
k. Director, 1st Staff Office / Hellinic Army General Staff
l. Brigade Commanding General
m. Director, Operation Branch / Hellenic Army General Staff
n. XII Mechanized Infantry Division Commanding General
o. D’ Army Corps Commanding General (2 years)
p. Chief of Hellenic Army General Staff

15. MILITARY DECORATION – MEDALS :

a. Medal for Military Valor, A’ and B’ ClassΜετάλλια
b. Golden Cross of the Order of Honor
c. Knight Commanders Cross of the Order of Phoenix
d. Knight Commanders Cross of the Order of Honor
e. Chief of Hellenic Army General Staff Commendation Medal
f. Star of Merit and Honor
g. Commendation of Merit and Honor
h. Army Formation Command Commendation Medal, ‘A Class
i. Army Meritorious Command Commendation Medal, ‘A Class
j. Staff Officer Service Commendation Medal, A’ Class

16. PRESENT ASSIGNMENT:

Chief of Hellenic National Defence General Staff