Constantine II of Greece
Kountouras was an officer of Infantry in the Hellenic Army, with service in the Mountain Raiding Companies (LOK). In December 1967, he took part in the counter-coup d étatΤον Δεκέμβριο του 1967 of Constantine II of Greece , with whom he tried to counterattack against the junta. After its failure, the junta cashiered him.