Leonidas Papagos

Leonidas Papagos (Greek: Λεωνίδας Παπάγος) was a Greek general.

Born on the island of Syros in 1844, he entered the Hellenic Army Academy, graduating in 1864 as an artillery officer.^[1] He later became an infantry officer, fought in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897,^[1] and served as chief of the personnel department of the Ministry of Military Affairs.

He retired with the rank of Major General on 18 July 1906 (O.S.).^[1] He married Maria Averoff, the niece of the magnate George Averoff, and had two sons, Nionios Papagos and the future Field Marshal and Prime Minister of Greece Alexandros Papagos.

References

1 2 3 "Παπάγος Λεωνίδας". Μεγάλη Στρατιωτική και Ναυτική Εγκυκλοπαιδεία. Τόμος Ε′: Νάβα – Σαρακηνοί [Great Military and Naval Encyclopedia. Volume V] (in Greek). Athens. 1930. p. 251.

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[enc-1] 1 2 3 "Παπάγος Λεωνίδας". Μεγάλη Στρατιωτική και Ναυτική Εγκυκλοπαιδεία. Τόμος Ε′: Νάβα – Σαρακηνοί [Great Military and Naval Encyclopedia. Volume V] (in Greek). Athens. 1930. p. 251.