Major General Dimitrios Kalogeropoulos

Major General Kalogeropoulos Dimitrios entered the Hellenic Military Academy in 1979 and graduated in 1983 as Second Lieutenant Artillery Officer. 

He was promoted to Brigadier General in 2011 and to Major General on March 17, 2014. His career after being graduated from the Artillery School in 1983-84 and specialized training as Tactical Control Officer in 181 Guided Missiles HAWK Battalion (181 G/M HAWK BN) in 1984, began as Launcher and after Radar Platoon Leader in Battery and Assault Fire Units of HAWK missiles. 

He fulfilled a number of Battery level Command positions in Field and Air Defence Artillery Units and staff appointments as G1,G2,G3,G4 Staff Officer or Office Director of Artillery Command in Corps and Army level formations of Hellenic Land Forces from 1985 to 2000. In between he was appointed as Deputy Commander of 158 Self Propelled 155mm Field Artillery Battalion (158 S/P 155mm FA BN) in 1993-95 and 181 G/M HAWK BN in 1997-98. He was selected to Command twice a Battalion level Unit appointed as Commander of 181 G/M HAWK BN (2000-2002) and of 80 5Atype Air Defence Artillery BN (2005-2006). 

His international carrier commenced in 1992 when he was appointed as United Nations Observer in UN Iraq Kuwait Observation Mission – UNIKOM after the Operation “Desert Storm”. M.Gen Kalogeropoulos has been decorated with all the Greek medals and decorations according to his rank and carrier and in addition with: 

• US medal for distinguished graduation from HAWK Tactical Control Officers Course in Fort Bliss TX, USA. 
• UN medal for the Service with UNIKOM in Iraq – Kuwait Observation Mission. 
• Golden Air Defence Artillery decoration for the more than 10 years ADA assignments.