{"id":2342,"date":"2008-09-08T11:38:19","date_gmt":"2008-09-08T11:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kanakisgeronymakis.grthe-air-marshal-kelaidis\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T15:13:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T15:13:43","slug":"the-air-marshal-kelaidis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kanakisgeronymakis.gr\/en\/the-air-marshal-kelaidis\/","title":{"rendered":"The Air Marshal Kelaidis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1424591686\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-full-width\"  id=\"row-931351857\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-971724914\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_495699204\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-animate=\"fadeInLeft\">\t\t<div class=\"img-inner box-shadow-3 dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"596\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/kanakisgeronymakis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u03a3\u03c4\u03b9\u03b3\u03bc\u03b9\u03cc\u03c4\u03c5\u03c0\u03bf-\u03bf\u03b8\u03cc\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2-2024-10-25-11.43.54-\u03bc\u03bc-596x800.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kanakisgeronymakis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u03a3\u03c4\u03b9\u03b3\u03bc\u03b9\u03cc\u03c4\u03c5\u03c0\u03bf-\u03bf\u03b8\u03cc\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2-2024-10-25-11.43.54-\u03bc\u03bc-596x800.png 596w, https:\/\/kanakisgeronymakis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u03a3\u03c4\u03b9\u03b3\u03bc\u03b9\u03cc\u03c4\u03c5\u03c0\u03bf-\u03bf\u03b8\u03cc\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2-2024-10-25-11.43.54-\u03bc\u03bc-298x400.png 298w, https:\/\/kanakisgeronymakis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u03a3\u03c4\u03b9\u03b3\u03bc\u03b9\u03cc\u03c4\u03c5\u03c0\u03bf-\u03bf\u03b8\u03cc\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2-2024-10-25-11.43.54-\u03bc\u03bc-768x1030.png 768w, https:\/\/kanakisgeronymakis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u03a3\u03c4\u03b9\u03b3\u03bc\u03b9\u03cc\u03c4\u03c5\u03c0\u03bf-\u03bf\u03b8\u03cc\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2-2024-10-25-11.43.54-\u03bc\u03bc-1145x1536.png 1145w, https:\/\/kanakisgeronymakis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u03a3\u03c4\u03b9\u03b3\u03bc\u03b9\u03cc\u03c4\u03c5\u03c0\u03bf-\u03bf\u03b8\u03cc\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2-2024-10-25-11.43.54-\u03bc\u03bc-1527x2048.png 1527w, https:\/\/kanakisgeronymakis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u03a3\u03c4\u03b9\u03b3\u03bc\u03b9\u03cc\u03c4\u03c5\u03c0\u03bf-\u03bf\u03b8\u03cc\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2-2024-10-25-11.43.54-\u03bc\u03bc.png 1594w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_495699204 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-222162162\" class=\"col medium-7 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-1809060410\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h3>CHIEF OF THE HELLENIC AIR FORCE<\/h3>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1809060410 {\n  font-size: 1.8rem;\n  line-height: 1;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-180847097\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>CHANIA 2008<\/strong><br>An important figure in our country&#8217;s history during the turbulent 20th century, who is not as well-known or as appreciated as he deserves, is Air Marshal Emmanouil P. Kelaidis, Chief and Minister of the Hellenic Air Force. He himself wrote &#8220;Memories from the Air Force&#8221; in 1972, and Paris S. Kelaidis wrote a book titled &#8220;Air Marshal Kelaidis&#8221; in 1988.<br>However, I would also like to write a concise study about this hero, the passionate patriot Emmanouil Kelaidis. One reason that motivates me to write something is the fact that I was an eyewitness to one of his actions when he struck the Germans with his airplane at the fortress of Akone, on the peak of Asfendou in Sfakia, and this event is not mentioned anywhere.    <\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-180847097 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-385013995\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-385013995 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/\u039f-\u03a0\u03a4\u0395\u03a1\u0391\u03a1\u03a7\u039f\u03a3-\u039a\u0395\u039b\u0391\u0399\u0394\u0397\u03a3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button primary box-shadow-2 lowercase\" rel=\"noopener\"  style=\"padding:6px 30px 6px 30px;\">\n\t<i class=\"icon-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\" ><\/i>\t<span>Read the book<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-222162162 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 1% 0px 1%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-222162162 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 0px 2% 0px 2%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1424591686 {\n  padding-top: 5px;\n  padding-bottom: 5px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An important figure in the history of our country during the turbulent 20th century, who is not as well-known or as appreciated as he deserves, is Air Marshal Emmanouil P. 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