Athanasios Tselios

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Athanasios Tselios
Native name
Αθανάσιος Τσέλιος
Born (1956-07-17) 17 July 1956 (age 69)
AllegianceGreece Third Hellenic Republic
Branch Hellenic Army
RankFile:Army-GRE-OF-09.svg General
CommandsCommander of the Hellenic Military Academy
7th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
Army NCO School
16th Mechanized Infantry Division
IV Army Corps
Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff
AwardsFile:GRE Order of Honour Grand Commander BAR.png Grand Commander of the Order of Honour
File:GRE Order of the Phoenix - Grand Cross BAR.png Grand Cross of the Order of the Phoenix
File:Greek Medal of Military merit ribbon.png Medal of Military Merit 1st Class
Alma materHellenic Military Academy

Athanasios Tselios (Greek: Αθανάσιος Τσέλιος; born July 17, 1956) is a retired Hellenic Army officer and former Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff (9 March 2013 – 24 February 2014).

Born in Petroporos, Trikala Prefecture, he graduated from the Hellenic Military Academy in 1979 as an Infantry 2nd Lieutenant. He followed a career in the Hellenic Army's special forces, commanding the Special Forces Training Centre in 2004–06. He went on to command the Hellenic Military Academy in 2006–07, the 7th Mechanized Infantry Brigade in 2007–08, the Army NCO Academy in 2008–10, the 16th Mechanized Infantry Division in 2010–11 and the IV Army Corps in 2011–13. He was appointed Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff on 9 March 2013.[1]

On 19 February 2014, the Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defence decided his retirement, with the rank of full General, and his replacement by the commander of First Army, Lt. Gen. Christos Manolas, with the transfer ceremony to take place on 24 February.[2][3]

Gen. Athanasios Tselios is married and has a daughter.[1]

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