History of the Hellenic Army

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Hellenic Army
Ελληνικός Στρατός
Components
List of formations
Structure of the Hellenic Army
History
History of the Hellenic Army
Timeline of the Hellenic Army
Personnel
List of senior officers
Officer rank insignia
Other Ranks rank insignia
Equipment
Current equipment
Historical equipment


Contents

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[edit] War of Independence

[edit] Provisional government era

[edit] Capodistrias govenorship

[edit] Bavarian monarchy era

[edit] Bavarian Regency

[edit] Bavarian Monarchy

[edit] Oldenburg-Glücksburg monarchy era

[edit] Greco-Turkish War of 1897

was a war between greece and the Ottoman empire in 1897. It is also called the Thirty Days' War. Turkey won the war within weeks. Both powers signed the Treaty of Istanbul on September 20.

[edit] First Balkan War

[edit] Second Balkan War

[edit] World War I

In this period, Greek troops held off Austrian troops in Macedonia for about 2 months until they were reinforced by British & French soldiers.

[edit] Asia Minor campaign

[edit] World War II

On October 28, 1940, 200,000 Italian troops attacked Greece from Italian Albania. 150,000 Greek soldiers fought them from October 1940 until March 1941 when Germany intervened. British Empire soldiers were sent to help the Greeks from the invading Germans. The Allies surrendered but Greece was liberated in May 1944.

[edit] Civil War

[edit] Republican era


[edit] See also