Pavlos Melas

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Pavlos Melas Παῦλος Μελᾶς
Pavlos Melas in uniform.
Nickname(s)	Kapetan Mikis Zezas Καπετάν Μίκης Ζέζας
Born	29 March 1870 Marseille, Second French Empire
Died	13 October 1904 (aged 34) Statitsa, Ottoman Empire (now Melas, Greece)
Buried	Kastoria, Greece
Allegiance	Kingdom of Greece
Service / branch	Hellenic Army
Years of service	1891–1904
Rank	Second lieutenant
Battles / wars	Greco-Turkish War (1897) Battle of Domokos Macedonian Struggle †
Alma mater	Hellenic Army Academy
Spouse(s)	Natalia Dragoumi
Children	2
Relations	Michail Melas (father) Vasileios Melas (brother) Anna Mela-Papadopoulou (sister) Natalia Mela (granddaughter) Stephanos Dragoumis (father-in-law) Ion Dragoumis (brother-in-law)
Other work	Member of the Ethniki Etaireia Member of the HMC

Pavlos Melas (Greek: Παύλος Μελάς, Pávlos Melás; 29 March 1870 – 13 October 1904) was a Greek revolutionary and artillery officer of the Hellenic Army. He participated in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and was amongst the first Greek officers to join the Macedonian Struggle.