Konstantinos Davakis [SEP] conflict
Konstantinos Davakis
Konstantinos Davakis (, 1897 – 21 January 1943) was a Greek military officer in World War II. He organized the Greek defensive lines during the Battle of Pindus that led to Italian defeat in the first stage of the Greco-Italian War of 1940.
Early life.
He was born in the village of Kechrianika outside of Sparta, Laconia prefecture in 1897. After graduating from military school, he saw action in World War I, distinguishing himself in the battle of Skra-di-Legen and
in January 1943. Davakis' body was recognized by local Greeks and buried at Vlorë. His bones were transferred to Athens after the war.
Legacy.
The military camp "Colonel Konstantinos Davakis" in Sparta bears his name.
Sources.
- Kōstas N. Chatzēpateras, Maria S. Phaphaliou, Patrick Leigh Fermor. "Greece 1940-41 eyewitnessed". Efstathiadis Group, 1995, .
- "An abridged history of the Greek-Italian and Greek-German war, 1940-1941: (land operations