Nikolaos Douvas
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Nikolaos Douvas | |
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[[Image:|none|250px|Nikolaos Douvas]] | |
Life | Antistratigos (Lieutenant General) |
Born | 1947 Agioi Anargyroi, Larissa |
Died | - |
Career | |
In the army since: | 1970 (Class of '70, Hellenic Military Academy) |
Notable assignments: | Chief of Staff, Military attache at Greek consulate in Bonn, commanded Special Forces company on Cyprus, Commander of Greek 1st Army |
Major wars and battles: | Turkish Invasion of Cyprus |
Medals | |
Knight Commander (Grand Cross) of the Order of Honour, Knight Commander (Grand Cross) of the Order of the Phoenix |
Nikolaos Douvas (Greek Νικόλαος Ντούβας, born 1947) served as the Chief of Staff of the Hellenic Army. General Douvas was honourably discharged from the Hellenic Army on March 1, 2006. After his discharge from the army he has been appointed as CEO at EKO (the biggest Greek state owned oil company).
[edit] Early life & education
Douvas grew up in Larissa, then attended the Hellenic Military Academy, from which he graduated in 1970, with a commission as a second lieutenant of infantry. Douvas has augmented his early military education serving at several military and civilian colleges and training centers in Greece and the United States, including the Hellenic Advanced School for Warfare, the Hellenic National Defense College, and the Center for Public Jurisprudence and Political Science at the University of Athens School of Law.