 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Akaberekerwa muAthens muna 1866. Akanga ari muzukuru mukuru weHondo yeGirisi yeRusununguko mutungamiri Hatzimichalis Dalianis. Mushure mezvidzidzo paHellenic Army Academy, akagadzwa saMuchina wechipiri Lieutenant muna 1889. Akarwa muHondo yeGreek-Turkish ya1897 pamberi peEpirus, akashanda semutungamiriri muGeneral Staff panguva yeFirst Balkan WarMuna 1912-13, uye, akasimudzirwa kuva Major, akarwa ne1st Infantry Division munguva yeHondo yechipiri yeBalkan nguva pfupi yapfuura. 