In 1927 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and was appointed as Cavalry Application School commander, while in August 1929 he took command of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment in Larissa. In the following year, he was promoted to colonel and in 1933 he took command of the Cavalry Brigade. He was promoted to major general on 20 December 1938 and was appointed as CO of the Cavalry Division in Thessaloniki in 1939.
