Emmanouil Manousogiannakis
Εμμανουήλ Μανουσογιαννάκης
Emmanouil Manousogiannkis c. 1912
Minister of Military Affairs
In office
29 July – 28 August 1909
MonarchGeorge I
Prime MinisterDimitrios Rallis
Personal details
Bornc. 1853
Sfakia, Eyalet of Crete, Ottoman Empire (now Greece)
Died24 July 1916[1]
Patras, Kingdom of Greece
Alma materHellenic Army Academy
Military service
AllegianceGreece Kingdom of Greece
Branch/service Hellenic Army
Years of service1877–1916
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands1st Infantry Division
II Army Corps
Battles/wars

Emmanouil Manousogiannakis (Greek: Εμμανουήλ Μανουσογιαννάκης, c. 1853 – 24 July 1916) was a senior Hellenic Army officer who distinguished himself in the Balkan Wars of 1912–1913.

He was born in the region of Sfakia in Crete (then still part of the Ottoman Empire) in about 1853. He studied at the Hellenic Military Academy and was commissioned into the Army as an ensign of the artillery. During the Greco-Turkish War of 1897, he participated in the Greek expeditionary corps to his native Crete under Colonel Timoleon Vassos.[2]

In 1909, with the rank of colonel, he served as Minister of Military Affairs in the short-lived cabinet of Dimitrios Rallis, which was toppled by the Goudi coup.[2] In early 1911 Manousogiannakis was placed as commander of the 1st Infantry Division at Larissa. His division's performance during the great spring manoeuvres of 1912 earned him a promotion to major general. Manousogiannakis led the 1st Division during both Balkan Wars, and distinguished himself especially during the Second Balkan War against Bulgaria in the battles of Lachanas and Kresna.[2]

After the war, he was promoted to lieutenant general and placed in command of the newly established II Army Corps at Patras. There he died on 24 July 1916.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Note: Greece officially adopted the Gregorian calendar on 16 February 1923 (which became 1 March). All dates prior to that, unless specifically denoted, are Old Style.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Μεγάλη Στρατιωτικὴ καὶ Ναυτικὴ Ἐγκυκλοπαιδεία. Tόμος Τέταρτος: Καβάδης–Μωριάς [Great Military and Naval Encyclopaedia. Volume IV: Kavadh–Morea] (in Greek). Athens: Ἔκδοσις Μεγάλης Στρατιωτικῆς καὶ Ναυτικῆς Ἐγκυκλοπαιδείας. 1929. p. 456. OCLC 31255024.
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