Pyrros Lappas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pyrros Lappas

Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1899

Place of Birth: Athens, Attica Region, Greece

Date of Death: 17-Jun-1981

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Greece

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Pyrros Lappas (Greek: ?????? ??ppa?, 1899–1981) was a Greek Navy officer.
He served in the Asia Minor Campaign, commanded warships in World War II, and assumed senior leadership positions in the post-war navy, culminating as Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff in 1952–1958.
He then served for two years as head of the Military Household of King Paul of Greece, as General Secretary of the Hellenic Olympic Committee in 1961–1968, and as a member of the International Olympic Committee (1965–1980).