Ioannis Sotiris Alexakis
cretan lieutenant general
Ioannis Sotiris Alexakis (1885–1980) was a Cretan lieutenant general who fought in several major conflicts and wars such as the Balkan Wars, World War I, the Greco-Turkish War, World War II, and numerous other battles. Throughout his military career Alexakis was awarded 20 medals for bravery.
Early life and education
Ioannis was born on 1 November 1885 in the village of Potamoi, at the Lasithi Plateau on the then-Turkish occupied island of Crete. Many of his relatives fought for Crete's independence from the Ottomans, including Michael Alexis, Nicholas Alexios Alexis, Alexios Alexis, and the nobleman Misser Alexis.
He spent a majority of his later school years in the nearby city of Agios Nikolaos, Crete.
Alexakis started to serve in the Hellenic Army and graduated from the Hellenic Military Academy. He quickly climbed the ranks. One of his first successes came when Alexakis was 27 and received orders to proceed to Thessaloniki. He executed the order quickly and his platoon was the first to enter Thessaloniki on 26 October 1912.
Junior army officer, Balkan Wars of 1912 and 1913
On October 26, 1912 The Greek Army accepted the surrender of the Ottoman garrison at Thessaloniki.
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