Lieutenant General Epameinondas Zymvrakakis | |
|---|---|
 Colonel Epaminontas Zimvrakakis in 1917 | |
| Born | 1863 |
| Died | 1922 (aged 58–59) |
| Allegiance | Greece |
Epameinondas Zymbrakakis or Pamikos Zymbrakakis (Nafplio, 1863 - 1922) was a Greek Lieutenant General who fought in World War I.
He was the son of the military, politician and Army minister Charalambos Zymbrakakis (1812-1880). His elder brother was Emmanouil Zymvrakakis, who also became a Lieutenant General in World War I. Epameinondas enlisted as a volunteer in the army in 1882 and studied at the School of Non-Commissioned Officers, from which he left in 1888 as a second lieutenant. He was sent to France to complete his studies. During the Cretan Revolt (1897–1898), he participated as a volunteer.
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He died in 1922 with the rank of Lieutenant General.
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