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Christos Manolas is married and has two daughters. He speaks fluently English, German, Bulgarian and Serbo-Croatian, and has a working knowledge of Italian and Spanish.
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in 2008–09. He subsequently served as commander of the
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142:National Military Representative of Greece in the
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106:Years of service
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650:Exadaktylos
630:Charalambis
532:Lt General
513:Lt General
491:28 February
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357:Lt. General
340:(2013–14).
172:Deployments
46:Native name
1038:Categories
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870:Galatsanos
840:Gennimatas
830:Kardamakis
825:Seiradakis
810:Tsingounis
805:Tsakalotos
720:Chasapidis
705:K. Manetas
695:Merentitis
374:References
338:First Army
219:Alma mater
139:First Army
72:Allegiance
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915:Skarvelis
910:Veryvakis
895:Kourkafas
750:Bourdaras
660:Dousmanis
645:Dousmanis
625:Stratigos
615:Dousmanis
605:Dousmanis
413:25 August
290:'s elite
213:1st Class
109:1976–2015
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990:Tellidis
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855:Tsoumbas
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775:Dromazos
765:Ventiris
740:Maraveas
640:Gouvelis
265:Born in
249:retired
129:Commands
89:Service/
38:Brussels
985:Manolas
980:Tselios
970:Ziazias
965:Frangos
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590:Danglis
314:Larissa
232:General
123:General
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795:Kosmas
770:Liosis
760:Liosis
730:Pallis
670:Klados
433:Ta Nea
267:Athens
261:Career
182:Awards
91:branch
83:Greece
62:Athens
975:Ginis
875:Davos
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595:Nider
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467:2014
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318:ISAF
302:SFOR
279:NATO
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