By 1897, he was an officer in the 2nd Infantry Regiment, and fought in the Unfortunate War.

[1] In the Balkan Wars of 1912–13 he initially served as battalion commander in the 3rd Infantry Regiment.

He then returned to command his battalion for a few days, before assuming command of the entire 3rd Regiment, which he led during the last days of the Second Balkan War.

[1] In 1916, following the Bulgarian invasion of eastern Macedonia, he did not obey orders from Athens to surrender and joined with his men the "National Defence" in Thessaloniki and assumed command of the Serres Division, which he led to the front near Gevgeli in December 1916.

He continued to command the division until 1918, when he was replaced due to illness.