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'''Emmanouil Zymvrakakis''' ([[Greek language|Greek]] Εμμανουήλ Ζυμβρακάκης) was a [[Greeks|Greek]] army officer who rose to the rank of Lieutenant General, and distinguished himself in [[World War I]].

Zymvrakakis was born to [[Crete|Cretan]] Charalambos Zymvrakakis in [[Nafplio]], [[Argolis]] in [[1861]]. He graduated the [[Greek Military Academy]] and was named 2nd Lieutenant in [[1881]], continuing his studies at Orléans in France.

In [[1897]], he volunteered for and fought in the Cretan Revolt. He later became an active member of the [[Military League]], and it was he who suggested, following the [[Goudi movement]], to call upon the Cretan [[Eleftherios Venizelos]] to come to [[Greece]]. Subsequently he served as adjutant to [[King George I]], was appointed commanding officer of the newly raised 11th Infantry Division at [[Thessaloniki]] (late [[1913]]) and was promoted to the rank of Major General on [[8 December]] [[1914]].

A close friend and supporter of [[Eleftherios Venizelos|Venizelos]], Zymvrakakis was instrumental in the revolt that led to the establishment of the pro-Venizelist and pro-Allied "[[Movement of National Defence|State of National Defence]]" in northern Greece during [[World War I]]. He led the first Greek units on the [[Macedonia]]n front, and commanded the Greek forces in the [[Battle of Skra]] ( [[May 29]] - [[May 30]], [[1918]]). Subsequently he was tasked with the occupation of [[Western Thrace|Western]] and [[Eastern Thrace]], territories that had been ceded to Greece from Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire respectively. In the latter case he defeated the resistance offered by the remaining Ottoman forces in the region.

Following the electoral defeat of the Venizelists in November [[1920]], he was dismissed from his post.

Zymvrakakis died in [[Athens]] in 1928.

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