Evripidis Bakirtzis

Evripidis Bakirtzis (Greek: Ευριπίδης Μπακιρτζής; 16 January 1895–9 March 1947), born in Kozani (or according to other sources in Serres), Ottoman Empire, was a Hellenic Army officer and politician. Dismissed from the army twice due to his participation in pro-republican coup attempts, during the Axis Occupation of Greece in World War II he co-founded the EKKA resistance group and later joined the Greek People's Liberation Army. He served as head of the Political Committee of National Liberation, a government of Greek Resistance-held territories, from 10 March to 18 April 1944. He died in Fournoi Korseon.

Preceded by
none

Chairman of the PEEA
March 10-April 18, 1944

Succeeded by
Alexandros Svolos

Heads of government of Greece

First Hellenic Republic (1822–1832)	Mavrokordatos P. Mavromichalis Kountouriotis And. Zaimis I. Kapodistrias A. Kapodistrias

Kingdom of Greece (1832–1924)	Sp. Trikoupis Mavrokordatos Kolettis von Armansperg von Rudhart King Otto Mavrokordatos King Otto A. Metaxas Kanaris Mavrokordatos Kolettis Tzavelas Kountouriotis Kanaris Kriezis Mavrokordatos D. Voulgaris Miaoulis Kolokotronis D. Voulgaris Moraitinis Z. Valvis Kyriakos Rouphos D. Voulgaris Kanaris Z. Valvis Kanaris Rouphos Koumoundouros Deligiorgis Rouphos D. Voulgaris Koumoundouros Moraitinis D. Voulgaris Thr. Zaimis Deligiorgis Koumoundouros Thr. Zaimis D. Voulgaris Deligiorgis D. Voulgaris Ch. Trikoupis Koumoundouros Deligiorgis Koumoundouros Deligiorgis Koumoundouros Kanaris Koumoundouros Ch. Trikoupis Koumoundouros Ch. Trikoupis Koumoundouros Ch. Trikoupis Theodoros Deligiannis D. Valvis Ch. Trikoupis Th. Deligiannis Konstantopoulos Ch. Trikoupis Sotiropoulos Ch. Trikoupis N. Deligiannis Th. Deligiannis D. Rallis Al. Zaimis G. Theotokis Al. Zaimis Th. Deligiannis G. Theotokis D. Rallis G. Theotokis Th. Deligiannis D. Rallis G. Theotokis D. Rallis K. Mavromichalis Dragoumis El. Venizelos Gounaris El. Venizelos Al. Zaimis Skouloudis Al. Zaimis Kalogeropoulos El. Venizelos Lambros Al. Zaimis El. Venizelos D. Rallis K alogeropoulos Gounaris Stratos Protopapadakis Triantafyllakos Charalambis Krokidas Gonatas El. Venizelos Kafantaris

Second Hellenic Republic (1924–1935)	Papanastasiou Sofoulis Michalakopoulos Pangalos Eftaxias Kondylis Al. Zaimis El. Venizelos Papanastasiou El. Venizelos P. Tsaldaris El. Venizelos Othonaios P. Tsaldaris Kondylis

Kingdom of Greece (1935–1973)	Demertzis I. Metaxas Koryzis Tsouderos Tsolakoglou Logothetopoulos I. Rallis Bakirtzis S. Venizelos Svolos G. Papandreou (Sr.) Plastiras P. Voulgaris Archbishop Damaskinos Kanellopoulos Sofoulis Poulitsas K. Tsaldaris Maximos K. Tsaldaris Sofoulis Vafiadis Zachariadis Partsalidis Diomidis I. Theotokis S. Venizelos Plastiras S. Venizelos Plastiras Kiousopoulos Papagos K. Karamanlis (Sr.) Georgakopoulos K. Karamanlis (Sr.) Dovas K. Karamanlis (Sr.) Pipinelis Sty. Mavromichalis G. Papandreou (Sr.) Paraskevopoulos G. Papandreou (Sr.) Novas Tsirimokos Stefanopoulos Paraskevopoulos Kanellopoulos

Military Junta (1967–1974)	Kollias Papadopoulos Markezinis Androutsopoulos

Third Hellenic Republic (since 1974)	K. Karamanlis (Sr.) G. Rallis A. Papandreou Tzannetakis Grivas Zolotas Mitsotakis A. Papandreou Simitis K. Karamanlis (Jr.) G. Papandreou (Jr.) Papademos Pikrammenos Samaras

Head of military/dictatorial government. Head of rival government not controlling Athens. Head of emergency or caretaker government. Head of collaborationist government during the Axis occupation (1941–44).

Greece during World War II

1940–41 Balkans Campaign

Occupation and Resistance

Greek government in exile

Greco-Italian War

Battles: Elaia–Kalamas; Pindus; Morava–Ivan; Himara; Klisura; Trebeshina; Italian Spring Offensive

Commanders
Greece: Ioannis Metaxas; Alexander Papagos; Charalambos Katsimitros
Italy: Sebastiano Visconti Prasca; Ubaldo Soddu; Ugo Cavallero; Giovanni Messe

German invasion

Battles: Metaxas Line; Vevi; Kleisoura Pass; Thermopylae; Crete

Commanders
Greece: Alexander Papagos; Georgios Tsolakoglou
British Empire & Commonwealth: Henry Maitland Wilson; Thomas Blamey; Bernard Freyberg
Germany: Wilhelm List; Kurt Student

Occupying powers

Authorities/People
Germany: Günther Altenburg; Hermann Neubacher; Walter Schimana; Alexander Löhr; Hellmuth Felmy; Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller; Alexander Andrae; Bruno Bräuer
Italy: Pellegrino Ghigi; Carlo Geloso
Bulgaria: Andon Kalchev

Atrocities: Kondomari; Kandanos; Doxato; Kommeno; Kalavryta; Distomo; Domenikon; Drakeia; Cephalonia; Mesovouno; Pyrgoi; Viannos; Kedros; Kleisoura; Mousiotitsa; Kaisariani; Chortiatis; The Holocaust in Greece; Great Famine

Collaborators

People: Georgios Tsolakoglou; K. Logothetopoulos; Ioannis Rallis; Georgios Poulos

Organizations: Collaborationist government; Security Battalions; ESPO; EEE; Greek National Socialist Party

Secessionists: Principality of the Pindus; Ohrana; Cham collaboration (Këshilla)

Atrocities: Paramythia executions; Kokkinia executions

National Liberation Front (EAM)

People: Aris Velouchiotis; Stefanos Sarafis; Georgios Siantos; Andreas Tzimas; Alexandros Svolos; Evripidis Bakirtzis; Markos Vafiades

Organizations: KKE; Socialist Party; ELAS; ELAN; PEEA; EPON; E.A.; OPLA; SNOF

Operations: Ryka; Mikro Chorio; Gorgopotamos Bridge; Fardykambos; Sarantaporo; Porta; Steiri; Agorelitsa

Atrocities: Feneos executions; 5/42 Evzone Regiment dissolution; Meligalas executions

Non-EAM Resistance

People: Napoleon Zervas; Georgios Kartalis; Dimitrios Psarros; Komninos Pyromaglou; Kostas Perrikos; Vasilios Sachinis; Georgios Petrakis

Organizations: EDES; EKKA; YVE/PAO; PEAN; ΕΟΚ; E.S.; MAVI; Other

Operations: ESPO bombing; Gorgopotamos Bridge; Fardykambos; Agia Kyriaki; Milia; Skala Paramythias; Xirovouni; Menina; Dodona

Atrocities: Expulsion of Cham Albanians

British Mission in Greece (SOE)

People: Eddie Myers; Chris Woodhouse; Patrick Leigh Fermor; Bill Stanley Moss

Operations: Operation "Albumen"; Gorgopotamos Bridge; Operation "Animals"; Asopos Bridge; Kidnap of General Kreipe; Damasta sabotage

Events: El Alamein; Dodecanese; April 1944 mutiny; Rimini

People: King George II; Emmanouil Tsouderos; Panagiotis Kanellopoulos

Notable units: 3rd Mountain Brigade; Sacred Band; Vasilissa Olga; Adrias; Katsonis; Papanikolis; 13th Squadron; 335th Squadron; 336th Squadron

Towards the Civil War

Events: National Bands Agreement; Plaka agreement; Lebanon conference; Caserta agreement; Percentages agreement; Dekemvriana; Treaty of Varkiza

People: Ronald Scobie; George Papandreou; Archbishop Damaskinos; Nikos Zachariadis

Persondata
Name	Bakirtzis, Evripidis
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Date of birth	1895
Place of birth
Date of death	1947
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