Major General Georgios Vasileiadis, was born in 1967 in Katerini Greece.
He was admitted to the Hellenic Military Academy (Evelpidon) in 1986 and graduated in 1990 as Armor – Cavalry Second Lieutenant.
As a junior officer, he served in Armor and Armored Cavalry (RECCE) units, as Platoon Leader, Company Commander and S3 officer. Also as a Platoon Leader and Instructor to Military CSS Officers Academy.
Upon promotion to Major, his assignments include:
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Deputy Commander of A’ Armored RECCE Bn and 211 Armor Bn.
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Staff officer Ops, in JOC NDC-GR.
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Director G4, XX Armored Division.
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Upon promotion to LTC:
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From 2009 till 2011, he was assigned as Commander of the 211 Armor Bn.
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From 2011 till 2014, he served at EUROCORPS HQ in Strasburg FRANCE, as Plans and Assessment Staff Officer.
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Upon return from FRANCE in 2014, he was assigned as COS of XXV Armored Bde.
He was promoted to Colonel in 2015 and continued serving as COS of XXV Armored Bde, till 2017.
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In 2017, he was assigned as Deputy Commander of the 7th Mech Inf Bde.
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In 2018, he served in HAGS, as Army Ops Coordinator at the Hellenic National Ops Center.-
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From 2019 till 2021, he was assigned at HAGS, as Deputy Director of Ops Directorate.
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Upon promotion to Brigadier General in 2021, he assumed the Command of the XXV Armored Bde till 2023.
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In 2023 he was assigned as the DCOS Ops of the Hellenic 1st ARMY.
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In 2024 he was assigned at HAGS, as Director of Ops Directorate.
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From Jan 2025, he serves as COS of the Hellenic 1st ARMY and European Union Operational HQ (EU-OHQ), in Larissa GREECE.
He attended all required Armor officer’s courses, plus other generic and specialized military education courses.
He attended various courses abroad, in Ft Knox KY USA Armor School, in NATO School Oberammergau GERMANY and in Joint Warfare Center Stavanger NORWAY.
In 2007 he attended the Army War College and in 2016 the Joint National Defense Staff Officer College.
From 1998 till 1999 he served as EU Monitor in various locations of former Yugoslavia and in 2012 he was deployed to AFGHANISTAN as Plans and Assessment Officer to ISAF Joint Command (IJC).
He has been awarded all decorations and medals provided for his rank, plus the EU Medal for serving in former Yugoslavia, The NATO Medal for Afghanistan and the Hellenic Republic Medal for serving to Peacekeeping Operations plus various commendations.
He speaks English fluently and French at working level.
He is married, with 2 adult children.