Career
After the war, Frizis was promoted to Captain, and was sent to Paris to study at École Militaire. Upon his return to Greece, he was promoted to Major and posted to the Third Army Corps based in Thessaloniki. During World World War II, Frizis, now a Colonel, participated in the Greco-Italian War, and succeeded in repelling an Italian attack on the bridge of the Thyamis River, followed up by a Greek counterattack.
When the Italians countered with aerial bombing, his men dismounted and took cover in trenches, while he continued riding his horse throughout the battlefield and shouting "courage" to rally his men, but was severely wounded in the stomach, but continued trying to rally his mentor
When the Italian aircraft withdrew, it was discovered that he had died of his injuries. Following his death in action, the King of Greece, its then leader, Ioannis Metaxas, and a national newspaper left tributes for the officer
You and your family as well as those families, who have lost their protectors, will become the families of this state of ours. The children of Colonel Frizis will be revered by our nation"s youth.
With feelings of honour and love".
The Greek state has honoured his memory by erecting busts of his at the War Museums of Kalpaki and Athens, in his birthtown of Chalcis, and by giving his name to an Athens street.