Alexandros Kontoulis

Alexandros Kontoulis
Alexandros Kontoulis
	Kontoulis c. 1920s
Native name	Αλέξανδρος Κοντούλης
Nickname(s)	Kapetan Skourtis (Καπετάν Σκούρτης)
Born	10 January [O.S. 29 December 1858] 1859; Eleusis, Kingdom of Greece
Died	22 August 1933 (aged 74); Athens, Second Hellenic Republic
Allegiance	Kingdom of Greece
Service/branch	Hellenic Army
Years of service	1880–1917; 1920–1923;
Rank	Lieutenant general
Unit	Army of Epirus
Commands held	I Army Corps
Battles/wars	Epirus Revolt (1878); Greco-Turkish War (1897) Battle of Velestino; ; Macedonian Struggle; Balkan Wars First Balkan War Battle of Bizani; ; ; World War I National Schism Noemvriana; ; ; Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) First Battle of İnönü; Battle of Kütahya–Eskişehir; Battle of the Sakarya; ;
Awards	Order of the Redeemer; Gold Cross of Valour; Medal of Military Merit;
Other work	Military Governor of Korytsa; Ambassador to Albania;

Alexandros Kontoulis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Κοντούλης, 1859–1933) was a Greek military officer who rose to the rank of lieutenant general in the Hellenic Army. He was among the driving minds behind the Macedonian Struggle and was involved in the Albanian national movement, with the nom de guerre of Kapetan Skourtis (Καπετάν Σκούρτης). Kontoulis fought with distinction in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and the First Balkan War, where he was heavily wounded. In the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922, he commanded the I Army Corps on the southern sector of the Greek front from February 1921 to June 1922. After his retirement, he served as ambassador to Albania.

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