He was born in the village Sofiko in the Peloponnese. He entered the Hellenic Naval Academy in 1921 and graduated in 1926. By the outbreak of the Greco-Italian War in 1940 he was captain of the submarine Papanikolis with the rank of lieutenant commander. Carrying out six wartime patrols in the Adriatic Sea, the Papanikolis sunk two Italian cargo vessels, earning Iatridis a promotion to Commander and the Gold Cross of Valour, Greece's highest award for gallantry. Following the German invasion, Iatridis led the Papanikolis to Allied-controlled Egypt. For the remainder of the war, he was assigned mostly shore duties, largely because of his often strained relationship with superiors.
Following the liberation of Greece in October 1944, he was appointed commander-in-chief of the Aegean fleet (1944–1945), subsequently commander of the North Aegean squadron (1947) and of the Naval Academy (1948). In 1950–1951, he headed the mission that was sent to Italy to receive the former Italian cruiser Eugenio di Savoia, that was to be handed over to Greece as war reparations and was commissioned into the Greek Navy as Elli II. He resigned from the service on 29 December 1952 with the rank of captain.
Iatridis was killed at Agioi Theodoroi in a car accident in 1960. The city of Pyrgos, the birthplace of his father, named a square after Cpt. Iatridis, where his bust was later erected.
January 01, 1970
miltiadis, iatridis, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2019, learn, when, remo. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Miltiadis Iatridis news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message Miltiadis Iatridis Greek Miltiadhs Iatridhs 1906 1960 was a Greek naval officer active during World War II Miltiadis IatridisMiltiadis Iatridis commander of Greek submarine Papanikolis photo by unknown author circa 1940Born1906Sofiko Corinthia GreeceDied18 February 1960Agioi TheodoroiAllegiance GreeceService wbr branchRoyal Hellenic NavyYears of service1921 1952RankCaptainCommands heldPapanikolis Y 2 Battles warsGreco Italian WarAwardsGold Cross of Valour He was born in the village Sofiko in the Peloponnese He entered the Hellenic Naval Academy in 1921 and graduated in 1926 By the outbreak of the Greco Italian War in 1940 he was captain of the submarine Papanikolis with the rank of lieutenant commander Carrying out six wartime patrols in the Adriatic Sea the Papanikolis sunk two Italian cargo vessels earning Iatridis a promotion to Commander and the Gold Cross of Valour Greece s highest award for gallantry Following the German invasion Iatridis led the Papanikolis to Allied controlled Egypt For the remainder of the war he was assigned mostly shore duties largely because of his often strained relationship with superiors Following the liberation of Greece in October 1944 he was appointed commander in chief of the Aegean fleet 1944 1945 subsequently commander of the North Aegean squadron 1947 and of the Naval Academy 1948 In 1950 1951 he headed the mission that was sent to Italy to receive the former Italian cruiser Eugenio di Savoia that was to be handed over to Greece as war reparations and was commissioned into the Greek Navy as Elli II He resigned from the service on 29 December 1952 with the rank of captain Iatridis was killed at Agioi Theodoroi in a car accident in 1960 The city of Pyrgos the birthplace of his father named a square after Cpt Iatridis where his bust was later erected Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Miltiadis Iatridis amp oldid 1213911754, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
