Ioannis Demertzis (Macedonian fighter)

This article is about the Macedonian fighter. For the basketball player, see Ioannis Demertzis (basketball).

Ioannis Demertzis
Native name	Ιωάννης Δεμερτζής
Born	c. late 1800s Serres, Salonika Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (now Greece)
Allegiance	Kingdom of Greece
Service / branch	HMC
Battles / wars	Macedonian Struggle

Ioannis Demertzis (Greek: Ιωάννης Δεμερτζής) was a Greek chieftain of the Macedonian Struggle from Serres.

Biography

Ioannis Demertzis was born during the late 19th century in Serres. He established an armed group in order to fight against Bulgarian Komitadjis as well as the Ottoman authorities during the Macedonian Struggle. As the commander of the group, he fought in the areas of Serres, Darnakochoria and Lower Tzoumayia. He often collaborated with the chieftain Sophia Chatzipantazi.