Emmanouil Manousogiannakis (, 1853 – 24 July 1916) was a senior

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officer who distinguished himself in the

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of 1912–1913. He was born in the region of

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(then still part of the

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) in about 1853. He studied at the

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and was commissioned into the Army as an ensign of the artillery. During the

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, he participated in the Greek expeditionary corps to his native Crete under Colonel

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. In 1909, with the rank of colonel, he served as Minister of Military Affairs in the short-lived cabinet of

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, which was toppled by the

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. In early 1911 Manousogiannakis was placed as commander of the 1st Infantry Division at

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. His division's performance during the great spring manoeuvres of 1912 earned him a promotion to major general. Manousogiannakis led the 1st Division during both

, and distinguished himself especially during the

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against Bulgaria in the battles of

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and

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. After the war, he was promoted to lieutenant general and placed in command of the newly established II Army Corps at

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. There he died on 24 July 1916.

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