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| − | '''Alexandros Papagos''' (Greek Αλέξανδρος Παπάγος)was a Greek military figure and politician of the first half of the 20th Century. | + | '''Alexandros Papagos''' (Greek Αλέξανδρος Παπάγος) was a Greek military figure and politician of the first half of the 20th Century. |
He was born in [[1883]] in [[Athens]] and studied in military schools in Belgium. In [[1909]], he was appointed an officer in the Greek Cavalry. | He was born in [[1883]] in [[Athens]] and studied in military schools in Belgium. In [[1909]], he was appointed an officer in the Greek Cavalry. | ||
Revision as of 15:47, October 6, 2005
Alexandros Papagos (Greek Αλέξανδρος Παπάγος) was a Greek military figure and politician of the first half of the 20th Century.
He was born in 1883 in Athens and studied in military schools in Belgium. In 1909, he was appointed an officer in the Greek Cavalry.
He saw action in the First Balkan War and the Greco-Turkish War of 1922. Being a strict monarchist, he resigned from the military during the periods when the Venizelist governments were in power only to be recalled when the monarchists regained office.
He nonetheless won appointment, in 1931, by Eleftherios Venizelos himself, as second in command of the Greek High Command.
Under Ioannis Metaxas he became chief in command of the Greek Armed Forces organising the Army as war threatened throughout the continent of Europe.
