Vasileios Sapountzakis

Vasileios Sapountzakis (Greek: Βασίλειος Σαπουντζάκης; c. 1811 – 11 March 1901^[1]) was a Greek general.

Born in Crete in c. 1811, he entered the newly founded Hellenic Army Academy, graduating in 1831 as an Artillery 2nd Lieutenant.^[2] Throughout his career, he held various posts, including as regimental and divisional commander, commandant of the Army Academy, Inspector-General of the Army in the Greco-Turkish crisis during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78, and Minister for Military Affairs.^[2] He retired from service on 8 January 1897 with the rank of Lieutenant General, and died on 11 March 1901.^[2] He was the father of Lt. General Konstantinos Sapountzakis.