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Vasileios Vrachnos (Βασίλειος Βραχνός; 1887–1971) was a Hellenic Army General, most notable for his leadership in the Greco-Italian War of 1940–41, and post-war conservative politician.[1]

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  1. 29 relations: Alexandros Papagos, Athens, Axis occupation of Greece, Balkan Wars, Battle of Pindus, Cross of Valour (Greece), First Balkan War, German invasion of Greece, Greco-Italian War, Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922), Hellenic Army, Kingdom of Greece, Lieutenant general, Macedonian front, Medal of Military Merit (Greece), Member of parliament, Ministry of the Interior (Greece), Nafplio, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, National Radical Union, Order of George I, Order of the Phoenix (Greece), Order of the Redeemer, Second Balkan War, Second Hellenic Republic, War Cross (Greece), World War I, World War II, 1st Infantry Division (Greece).

  2. Greek MPs 1951–1952
  3. Greek MPs 1952–1956
  4. Hellenic Army generals of World War II
  5. National Radical Union politicians
  6. People from Nafplion

Alexandros Papagos

Alexandros Papagos (Αλέξανδρος Παπάγος; 9 December 1883 – 4 October 1955) was a Greek army officer who led the Hellenic Army in World War II and the later stages of the subsequent Greek Civil War. Vasileios Vrachnos and Alexandros Papagos are Greek MPs 1951–1952, Greek MPs 1952–1956, Greek military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922), Hellenic Army generals of World War II and people of the Greco-Italian War.

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Athens

Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece.

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Axis occupation of Greece

The occupation of Greece by the Axis Powers (the occupation) began in April 1941 after Nazi Germany invaded the Kingdom of Greece in order to assist its ally, Italy, in their ongoing war that was initiated in October 1940, having encountered major strategical difficulties.

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Balkan Wars

The Balkan Wars were a series of two conflicts that took place in the Balkan states in 1912 and 1913.

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Battle of Pindus

The Battle of Pindus (Battaglia del Pindo, Beteja e Pindit, Μάχη της Πίνδου) took place in the Pindus Mountains in Epirus and West Macedonia, Greece, from 28 October – 13 November 1940.

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Cross of Valour (Greece)

The Cross of Valour (Αριστείον Ανδρείας, Aristeion Andreias, lit. "Gallantry/Bravery Award") is the second highest (and until 1974 the highest) military decoration of the Greek state, awarded for acts of bravery or distinguished leadership on the field of battle.

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First Balkan War

The First Balkan War lasted from October 1912 to May 1913 and involved actions of the Balkan League (the Kingdoms of Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece and Montenegro) against the Ottoman Empire.

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German invasion of Greece

The German invasion of Greece, also known as the Battle of Greece or Operation Marita (Unternehmen Marita), were the attacks on Greece by Italy and Germany during World War II.

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Greco-Italian War

The Greco-Italian War (Ellinoïtalikós Pólemos), also called the Italo-Greek War, Italian campaign in Greece, Italian invasion of Greece, and the War of '40 in Greece, took place between Italy and Greece from 28 October 1940 to 23 April 1941.

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Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)

The Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922 was fought between Greece and the Turkish National Movement during the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire in the aftermath of World War I, between 15 May 1919 and 14 October 1922.

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Hellenic Army

The Hellenic Army (Ellinikós Stratós, sometimes abbreviated as ΕΣ), formed in 1828, is the land force of Greece.

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Kingdom of Greece

The Kingdom of Greece (Βασίλειον τῆς Ἑλλάδος) was established in 1832 and was the successor state to the First Hellenic Republic.

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Lieutenant general

Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries.

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Macedonian front

The Macedonian front, also known as the Salonica front (after Thessaloniki), was a military theatre of World War I formed as a result of an attempt by the Allied Powers to aid Serbia, in the autumn of 1915, against the combined attack of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria.

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Medal of Military Merit (Greece)

The Medal of Military Merit (Μετάλλιο Στρατιωτικής Αξίας) is a military decoration of Greece.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district.

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Ministry of the Interior (Greece)

The Ministry of the Interior (Υπουργείο Εσωτερικών) is a government department of Greece.

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Nafplio

Nafplio or Nauplio (Náfplio) is a coastal city located in the Peloponnese in Greece.

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National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA; Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, Ethnikó kai Kapodistriakó Panepistímio Athinón), usually referred to simply as the University of Athens (UoA), is a public university in Zografou, a suburban town in the Athens agglomeration, Greece.

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National Radical Union

The National Radical Union (Ἐθνικὴ Ῥιζοσπαστικὴ Ἕνωσις (ΕΡΕ), (ERE)) was a Greek political party formed in 1956 by Konstantinos Karamanlis, mostly out of the Greek Rally party.

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Order of George I

The Royal Order of George I (Βασιλικόν Τάγμα ΓεωργίουΑ') is a Greek order instituted by King Constantine I in 1915.

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Order of the Phoenix (Greece)

The Order of the Phoenix (Τάγμα τουΦοίνικος) is an order of Greece, established on 13 May 1926, by the republican government of the Second Hellenic Republic to replace the defunct Royal Order of George I. The order was retained after the restoration of the monarchy in 1935 and continues to be awarded by the current Third Republic.

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Order of the Redeemer

The Order of the Redeemer (translit), also known as the Order of the Saviour, is an order of merit of Greece.

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Second Balkan War

The Second Balkan War was a conflict that broke out when Bulgaria, dissatisfied with its share of the spoils of the First Balkan War, attacked its former allies, Serbia and Greece, on 16 (O.S.) / 29 (N.S.) June 1913.

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Second Hellenic Republic

The Second Hellenic Republic is a modern historiographical term used to refer to the Greek state during a period of republican governance between 1924 and 1935.

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War Cross (Greece)

The War Cross (Πολεμικός Σταυρός) is a military decoration of Greece, awarded for heroism in wartime to both Greeks and foreign allies.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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1st Infantry Division (Greece)

The 1st Infantry Division "Smyrni" (I Merarchía Pezikoú "Smýrni") is a historic and elite division of the Hellenic Army.

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See also

Greek MPs 1951–1952

Greek MPs 1952–1956

Hellenic Army generals of World War II

National Radical Union politicians

People from Nafplion

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasileios_Vrachnos