▁After ▁studying ▁Law ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ath ens , ▁he ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁Greek ▁army ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁B alk an ▁Wars , ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁and ▁the ▁Asia ▁Minor ▁Camp aign . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Gre co - Ital ian ▁War ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁he ▁was ▁Major ▁General ▁command ing ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Infantry ▁Division , ▁with ▁which ▁he ▁played ▁a ▁major ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁Greek ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁P ind us . ▁During ▁the ▁A xis ▁occupation ▁of ▁Greece , ▁he ▁was ▁arrested ▁and ▁imprison ed ▁in ▁Italy ▁and ▁Germany , ▁being ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁Re inst ated ▁in ▁the ▁Army , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁before ▁ret iring ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁an ▁MP ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁briefly ▁Deput y ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁from ▁ 1 6 ▁April ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Rad ical ▁Union ▁cabinet ▁of ▁Alexander ▁Pap ag os , ▁the ▁former ▁Greek ▁commander - in - ch ief ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 – 4 1 . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Ath ens ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 7 ▁birth s ▁Category :