# Evangelos Koukoudeas

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Greek guerrilla fighter

Evangelos Koukoudeas Koukoudeas during the Macedonian Struggle Native name Ευάγγελος Κουκουδέας Born Late 19th century Üstrümce, Salonika Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (now Strumica, Republic of North Macedonia) Allegiance Kingdom of Greece Free State of Ikaria Aut. Rep. of Northern Epirus Branch Hellenic Army Rank Colonel Conflicts Macedonian Struggle Ikarian Revolution Balkan Wars First Balkan War Battle of Chios Second Balkan War North Epirote Struggle World War I Macedonian front Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)

**Evangelos Koukoudeas** ([Greek](/source/Greek_language): Ευάγγελος Κουκουδέας) was a [Greek](/source/Greeks) guerrilla fighter in the [Macedonian Struggle](/source/Macedonian_Struggle) and the [North Epirote Struggle for Autonomy](/source/Autonomous_Republic_of_Northern_Epirus), hero of the [Balkan Wars](/source/Balkan_Wars), and officer of the [First World War](/source/World_War_I) and [Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)](/source/Greco-Turkish_War_(1919%E2%80%931922)).

## Biography

Koukoudeas was born in Üstrümce, then part of the [Ottoman Empire](/source/Ottoman_Empire) (now [Strumica](/source/Strumica), [North Macedonia](/source/North_Macedonia)) at the end of the 19th century. He came from an old and important family of Strumica. Famous relatives of him were the violinist [Dimitrios Koukoudeas or Semsis](/source/Dimitrios_Semsis) and the teacher of Strumica's Girls' School, Aikaterini Koukoudea. After graduating from the Greek school in his hometown, he travelled to [Athens](/source/Athens) in 1905 to escape the Bulgarian attacks and to be enrolled in the armed groups being gathered for the [Macedonian Struggle](/source/Macedonian_Struggle).[1] He was also enlisted in the [Hellenic Navy](/source/Hellenic_Navy) as a [leading seaman](/source/Leading_seaman).

## Macedonian Struggle

After his military service, he went to Macedonia and fought in the region of the [Giannitsa Lake](/source/Giannitsa_Lake) under the general command of [Ioannis Demestichas](/source/Ioannis_Demestichas).

On February 14, 1907, the united Greek bodies under Demestichas, Evangelos Koukoudeas, [Nikolaos Zafeiriou](/source/Nikolaos_Zafeiriou) from [Chalkidiki](/source/Chalkidiki) and several other Macedonian and Cretan soldiers active in the Lake started from Tsekri (modern Paralimni, [Pella](/source/Pella_(regional_unit))) and attacked the [Komitadji](/source/Komitadji) K. Delithanasis, in Bozej (modern Athyra, Pella). The attack was successful, killing the Komitadji and several of his men barricaded in the former's home. Eventually they left as an [Ottoman](/source/Ottoman_Empire) military detachment appeared in the village.

In March 1907, he was the leader of a small group involved in operations against Komitadjis in [Koufalia](/source/Koufalia).[2] He fought in the area of the Lake until the end of the [Macedonian Struggle](/source/Macedonian_Struggle).

The chieftain Evangelos Koukoudeas

Ioannis Demestichas wrote about Koukoudeas (translation from Greek):[3]

- - *...His long hair, and his modesty remind the hero of the Revolution [Athanasios Diakos](/source/Athanasios_Diakos). He overflows from patriotic enthusiasm, controlled enthusiasm, without exaggerations.*

- - *...I had full confidence on him and I was sure he would do his job under the most difficult circumstances. He would rather die fighting than abandon me in case of danger..*

## Balkan Wars

Before the [Balkan Wars](/source/Balkan_Wars), during the [Italo-Turkish War](/source/Italo-Turkish_War) (1911-1912) while the [Italians](/source/Italians) had occupied the [Dodecanese](/source/Dodecanese), he went to [Icaria](/source/Icaria) and helped Ioannis Malachias in the revolution against the Ottomans in July 1912, that set up the [Free State of Icaria](/source/Free_State_of_Icaria) to prevent the island from being occupied by the Italians

He then created a group of Icarian volunteers for participation in the [First Balkan War](/source/First_Balkan_War) and disembarked in [Chios](/source/Chios) on 14 December 1912, where he took part in the Battle of [Volissos](/source/Volissos) and the Battle of Aipos during the [Greek occupation of the island](/source/Battle_of_Chios_(1912)).[3][4]

## Northern Epirus, First World War and Greco-Turkish War

After the end of the Balkan Wars he fought for the [Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus](/source/Autonomous_Republic_of_Northern_Epirus). He then moved to the [United States of America](/source/United_States_of_America), where after the [National Defence coup d'état](/source/National_Defence_coup_d'%C3%A9tat) in [Thessaloniki](/source/Thessaloniki) and Greece's entry into [World War I](/source/World_War_I), he organized a militia to facilitate the transfer of volunteers to Greece. During the World War he fought as a reserve infantry officer, and was eventually commissioned into the Hellenic Army as a second lieutenant.

He participated in the [Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)](/source/Greco-Turkish_War_(1919%E2%80%931922)), where he was captured by the [Turks](/source/Turkish_National_Movement). After his liberation and the end of the war, he continued his career with the Hellenic Army, reaching the rank of [colonel](/source/Colonel).[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Konstantinos A. Vakalopoulos, Ο ένοπλος αγώνας στη Μακεδονία 1904-1908, Irodotos, Thessaloniki, 1999, p. 286

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Konstantinos A. Vakalopoulos, Ο ένοπλος αγώνας στη Μακεδονία 1904-1908, Irodotos, Thessaloniki, 1999, p. 189

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-aipos.wikispaces.com_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-aipos.wikispaces.com_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-aipos.wikispaces.com_3-2) [Γυμνάσιο Βροντάδου & Φιλοπρόοδος Όμιλος Βροντάδου, *πολιτιστικό πρόγραμμα* "Η μάχη του Αίπους. 100 χρόνια μετά", Ευάγγελος Κουκουδέας](http://aipos.wikispaces.com/space.template.%CE%9A%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%B4%CE%AD%CE%B1%CF%82+%CE%95%CF%85%CE%AC%CE%B3%CE%B3%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%82)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Γυμνάσιο Βροντάδου & Φιλοπρόοδος Όμιλος Βροντάδου, *πολιτιστικό πρόγραμμα* "Η μάχη του Αίπους. 100 χρόνια μετά", Οι εθελοντές](http://aipos.wikispaces.com/%CE%9F%CE%B9+%CE%B5%CE%B8%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%AD%CF%82)

## Sources

- Petros G. Karakasonis, Ιστορία της απελευθερώσεως της Χίου κατά το 1912. [History of the Liberation of Chios in 1912]

- Gardikas, Ο ναύαρχος Ιωάννης Ν. Δεμέστιχας, Athens 1964 [Admiral Ioannis Demestichias]

- [Museum of Macedonian Struggle, Photography Collection, Evangelos Koukoudeas](http://www.imma.edu.gr/imma/dbs/Artifacts/index.html?start=0&lq=%CE%9A%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%B4%CE%AD%CE%B1&show=1)

v t e Hellenic Macedonian Committee Macedonian Committee Ion Dragoumis Stefanos Dragoumis Dimitrios Kalapothakis Germanos Karavangelis Pavlos Melas Georgios Pentzikis Makedonomachoi (with nom de guerre) Theodoros Adam Sarantis-Tellos Agapinos (Agras) Michail Anagnostakos (Matapas) Charalambos Boufidis (Fourtounas) Theodoros Boulasikis Ioannis Boubaras Antigonos Choleris Petros Christou Konstantinos Christou (Kottas) Nikolaos Dailakis Panagiotis Danglis (Parmenion) Stergios Daoutis (Perifanos) Nikolaos Davelis Ioannis Demertzis Ioannis Demestichas (Nikiforos) Christos Dogiamas (Itsos) Dimitrios Dogiamas (Bikas) Lazos Dogiamas (Barovitsalis) Konstantinos Dogras Georgios Doitsinis Nikolaos Doumpiotis (Amyntas) Periklis Drakos Ioannis Evaggelopoulos Doukas Gaitatzis (Zervas) Konstantinos Garefis Dimitrios Golnas Nikolaos Gousios Stergios Goutas Pavlos Gyparis Petros Hatzitasis Simos Ioannidis (Armenskiotis) Georgios Kakoulidis (Dragas) Nikostratos Kalomenopoulos (Nidas) Pantelis Kandilas Efthymios Kaoudis (Old Kaoudis) Filippos Kapetanopoulos Georgios Karaiskakis Ioannis Karavitis Georgios Katechakis (Rouvas) Dimitrios Kechagias (Dalipis) Nikolaos Kollias Georgios Kondylis Alexandros Kontoulis (Skourtis) Stavros Kotsopoulos (Banitsiotis) Evangelos Koukoudeas Theodoros Koukoulakis Georgios Koutles Pavlos Kyrou Dimitrios Lalas Georgios Lepidatos (Arkoudas) Traianos Liantzakis (Traikos) Nikolaos Manos Konstantinos Manos (Michailidis) Petros Manos (Vergos) Ioannis Martzios Apostolis Matopoulos Konstantinos Mazarakis-Ainian (Akritas) Pavlos Melas (Mikis Zezas) Alexandros Merentitis (Doukas) Georgios Modis Evangelos Natsis (Srebreniotis) Pavlos Nikolaidis (Rakovitis) Alexandros Othonaios (Palamidis) Markos Palamidis Pantelis Papaioannou (Nikotsaras) Konstantinos Papastavrou (Mavromatis) Iraklis Patikas Filolaos Pichion (Filotas) Nikolaos Pyrzas (Lakis) Stavros Rigas (Kavodoros) Nikolaos Rokas (Kolios) Michail Sapkas Dimitrios Sarros Georgios Savvas Georgios Seridis (Spanos) Ioannis Simanikas Michael Sionidis Konstantinos Sorros (Kallas) Georgios Soulios Spyros Spyromilios (Bouas) Dimitrios Stagas (Mizas) Athanasios Stavroudis Christos Stogiannidis (Lilis or Iason) Markos Theodoridis Georgios Thomopoulos (Gogos) Georgios Tombras (Roupakias) Ioannis Tsangaridis Lazaros Tsamis Dimitrios Tsapanos Nikolaos Tsipouras Dimitrios Tsitsimis Christos Tsolakopoulos (Rembelos) Georgios Tsontos (Vardas) Lazaros Varzis (Zarkadas) Zisis Verros Ioannis Villioglou (Ramnalis) Stergios Vlachveis Argyrios Vouzas Zisis Vrakas Georgios Yiotas (Gonos) Antonios Zois Consular officials & undercover agents Ion Dragoumis Athanasios Exadaktylos (Antoniou) Lambros Koromilas Spyridon Levidis Alexandros Mazarakis-Ainian (Ioannidis) Anastasios Pichion Ptolemaios Sarigiannis (Kalamidis) Museums Museum for the Macedonian Struggle (Thessaloniki) Museum of the Macedonian Struggle (Kastoria) Museum of the Macedonian Struggle (Chromio) Museum of the Macedonian Struggle (Skopje) Folklore Museum of Giannitsa Pavlos Melas Museum Captain Kottas Museum

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