Euclides Kourtidis

Who was Euclides Kourtidis?

Euclides Kourtidis was a Greek freedom fighter. He was born in Santa of Pontus in 1885, and died in Nea Santa, Kilkis on the 10th of February 1937 when he fell from his carriage and was trampled on by his horses. He is regarded as one of the most famous of freedom fighters in the region of Santa and Pontus as a whole. He first appeared as a freedom fighter during the Russian occupation of Pontus at a time when battles on the mountains of Santa were difficult. He influenced a generation of men who have now become legend.