Georgios Peridis () (1915 – 1985) was an officer of the

Greek army The Hellenic Army (, sometimes abbreviated as ΕΣ), formed in 1828, is the land force of Greece. The term '' Hellenic'' is the endogenous synonym for ''Greek''. The Hellenic Army is the largest of the three branches of the Hellenic Armed F ...

. He was born in 1915. He took part in the

Greco–Italian War The Greco-Italian War (), also called the Italo-Greek War, Italian campaign in Greece, Italian invasion of Greece, and War of '40 in Greece, took place between Kingdom of Italy, Italy and Kingdom of Greece, Greece from 28 October 1940 to 23 Apri ...

, when he served in the VIII Division. He also participated in the Greek resistance with the

National Groups of Greek Guerrillas The National Republican Greek League (, ''Ethnikós Dimokratikós Ellinikós Sýndesmos'' (EDES)) was a major anti-Nazi resistance group formed during the Axis occupation of Greece during World War II. The largest of the non-communist resistanc ...

(EOEA). He also fought in the

Greek Civil War The Greek Civil War () took place from 1946 to 1949. The conflict, which erupted shortly after the end of World War II, consisted of a Communism, Communist-led uprising against the established government of the Kingdom of Greece. The rebels decl ...

in 1946–1949. He distinguished himself in the battles of Konitsa as a major in charge of the 582nd Infantry Battalion. When the Coup d'état of 21 April 1967 took place, he was a lieutenant general in charge of the Military Command of Evros. As deputy general commander of the 3rd Army Corps and pro-royalist, he participated in the royal counter-coup of December 13, 1967, which failed. He was then demobilised and sent into exile. He died in 1985.

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{{reflist 1915 births 1985 deaths Hellenic Army generals