Stergios Goutas

Goutas was born in 1870s in Mesolouri of Grevena. He was the son of Klepht Konstantinos Goutas and brother of fellow Macedonian chieftain, Theodoros Goutas. At an early age, he moved with his family to Tyrnavos as his father decided to move the family there for safety reasons. He initially participated in the armed group of his father, Konstantinos Goutas, and acted in Kastanochoria and Voio since 1904. He then set up his own independent armed group, led by him and his brother, Theodoros. They cooperated with the groups of his father and S. Doukas in the Zagoritsani Operation and in the battle of Ezeretsi (now Petropoulaki) in April 1905 against the Bulgarian komitadjis.^[1] Later they fought near Klepisti (now Polykastano), in Gramos against Ottoman military extracts and finally in Osnitsani (now Kastanofyto), against the komitadjis Mitre the Vlach and Konstantinos Kyriazos.^[2]

He also participated in the First Balkan War as a volunteer with other Macedonian chieftains. He was distinguished in the Battle of Bizani, where he was killed in action.

• Πρωινή των Γρεβενών, φύλλο 5606, Τα Γρεβενά στο Μακεδονικό Αγώνα, Μέρος ΣΤ΄, Οπλαρχηγός Κωνσταντίνος Γκούτας, Χρήστος Δ. Βήττος υποστράτηγος ε.α, 23 May 2012