Hellenic Army
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The Hellenic Army (Greek: Ελληνικός Στρατός) is the land force of Greece (The Hellenic Republic).
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 "Freedom stems from Valor" "ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΝ ΤΟ ΕΥΨΥΧΟΝ" |
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[edit] History
The Hellenic Army took part in the following wars:
- Greek War of Independence (1821-1827)
- Greco-Turkish War (1897)
- First Balkan War (1912)
- Second Balkan War (1913)
- World War I (1917-1918)
- Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)
- War of the Stray Dog (1925)
- Greco-Italian War (1940-1941)
- World War II (1940-1945)
- Greek Civil War (1946-1949)
- Korean War (1950–1953)
[edit] Organization
[edit] General Staff
- Hellenic Army General Staff — Γενικό Επιτελείο Στρατού (ΓΕΣ)
- Chief-of-Staff of the Army — Αρχηγός Γ.Ε.Σ. The current Chief-of-Staff of the Army is Lt. Gen. Dimitrios Grapsas.
- Chief of Doctrine, Training Command and Inspector General of the Army — Γενικός Επιθεωρητής Στρατού/Δκτης ΔΙΔΟΕΕ. The current IG is Lt. Gen. Stylianos Kalfelis.
- 1st Deputy Chief-of-Staff of the Army — A' Υπαρχηγός Γ.Ε.Σ. The current 1st Deputy Chief-of-Staff is Lt. Gen. Ioannis Michaloliakos.
- 2nd Deputy Chief-of-Staff of the Army — Β' Υπαρχηγός Γ.Ε.Σ. The current 2nd Deputy Chief-of-Staff is Lt. Gen. Dimitris Lampadakis
[edit] Combat and support arms
Most combat arms are called "Arm" (Όπλο), most support branches are called "Corps of" (Σώμα), with some exceptions.
Αrms are the Army Elements with a mission to conduct or participate directly in combat. These are:
- Infantry Όπλον Πεζικού
- Armored Cavalry Όπλον Ιππικού Τεθωρακισμένων
- Artillery Όπλον Πυροβολικού
- Corps of Engineers Οπλον Μηχανικού
- Signal Corps Οπλον Διαβιβάσεων
- Corps of Αrmy Aviation Οπλον Αεροπορίας Στρατού
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Corps are the Army Elements that have Field Units and provide Logistic Support. These are:
Furthermore, Corps are also called the Army Elements that do not have Field Units, but provide other type of Logistic Support. These are:
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[edit] Formations
[edit] Personnel
Personnel are both volunteer and conscript. Conscript enlisted men and non-commissioned officers wear special rank insignia to differentiate them from volunteers. There are currently 109,266 personnel on active duty. Mobilization strength is 365,000 more.
Most professional officers attend the Hellenic Military Academy in Athens.
[edit] Equipment
[edit] Insignia
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