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Alexandros Papagos (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Παπάγος; 9 December 1883 – 4 October 1955) was a Greek army officer who led the Hellenic Army in World War II and the later stages of the subsequent Greek Civil War.
Alexandros Papagos (born Dec. 9, 1883, Athens, Greece—died Oct. 4, 1955, Athens) was a soldier and statesman who late in life organized a political party and became premier (1952–55) of Greece. Papagos, commissioned in 1906, saw his first service in the Balkan Wars (1912–13).
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Aléxandros Papágos (en grec moderne Αλέξανδρος Παπάγος) est né à Athènes le 9 décembre 1883 et décédé le 4 octobre 1955. C'est un militaire et un homme politique grec qui fut nommé maréchal avant de devenir Premier ministre du royaume de Grèce entre le 19 novembre 1952 et le 4 octobre 1955 .
Oct 4, 2021 · Born in Athens but with roots in Aivali, Asia Minor, Alexandros Papagos (December 9, 1883 - October 4, 1955) was a Greek military leader who reached the Rank of Field Marshal. He served as Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff and later served as Prime Minister.
Alexandros Papagos ( Greek: Αλέξανδρος Παπάγος; 9 December 1883 – 4 October 1955) was a Greek army officer who led the Hellenic Army in World War II and the later stages of the subsequent Greek Civil War.
Alexandros Papagos studied at the Brussels Military Academy and the Cavalry School at Ypres, joining the Greek Army in 1906. He was a veteran of the First Balkan War, but was dismissed from the Army twice due to his loyalist stance to King Constantine.
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Alexander Papagos (pä´pägôs), 1883–1955, Greek soldier and political leader. Commissioned an officer in the Greek army in 1906, he rose rapidly through the ranks. In 1935 he became minister of war, and the following year he was made army chief of staff.
