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Land branch of the Greek military
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Hellenic Army
Ελληνικός Στρατός
Hellenic Army Seal
Founded
1821 (de facto) 1828 (official)
Country
Greece
Type
Land Forces
Role
National Defence
Size
In peacetime: 200,000 personnel[1][2]Wartime strength: 1,750,000+[3][2]
Lt. Gen. Theodoros Kolokotronis Lt. Gen. Panagiotis Danglis Lt. Gen. Leonidas Paraskevopoulos Fld. Marshal Constantine I Lt. Gen. Ioannis Metaxas Lt. Gen. Georgios Kondylis Lt. Gen. Nikolaos Plastiras Fld. Marshal Alexander Papagos Lt. Gen. Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos (see list of generals)
Insignia
Identification marking
ΕΣ
Vehicle marking
Regimental War Flag
Military unit
The Hellenic Army (Greek: Ελληνικός Στρατός, romanized: Ellinikós Stratós, sometimes abbreviated as ΕΣ), formed in 1828, is the land force of Greece. The term Hellenic is the endogenous synonym for Greek. The Hellenic Army is the largest of the three branches of the Hellenic Armed Forces, also constituted by the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) and the Hellenic Navy (HN). The army is commanded by the chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff (HAGS), which in turn is under the command of Hellenic National Defence General Staff (HNDGS).
The motto of the Hellenic Army is Ἐλεύθερον τὸ Εὔψυχον ('Freedom stems from valour'), from Thucydides's History of the Peloponnesian War (2.43.4), a remembrance of the ancient warriors that defended Greek lands in old times. The Hellenic Army Emblem is the two-headed eagle with a Greek Cross escutcheon in the centre.
The Hellenic Army is also the main contributor to, and lead nation of, the Balkan Battle Group, a combined-arms rapid-response force under the EU Battlegroup structure.[4]
Greece. The term Hellenic is the endogenous synonym for Greek. The HellenicArmy is the largest of the three branches of the Hellenic Armed Forces, also...
Most of the heavy equipment and weaponry of the HellenicArmy is either of foreign manufacture, or of foreign design, license built in Greece, in addition...
They consist of the HellenicArmy, the Hellenic Navy, and the Hellenic Air Force. The civilian authority overseeing the Hellenic Armed Forces is the Ministry...
HellenicArmy General Staff Γενικό Επιτελείο Στρατού (ΓΕΣ) Chief-of-Staff of the Army Αρχηγός ΓΕΣ Inspector General of the Army Γενικός Επιθεωρητής Στρατού...
and support to the HellenicArmy and the Hellenic Navy, and to provide humanitarian aid in Greece and around the world. The Hellenic Air Force includes...
HellenicArmy is commanded by the HellenicArmy General Staff which supervises five major commands[citation needed]. These are: First Army (1η Στρατια)...
The HellenicArmy General Staff (Greek: Γενικό Επιτελείο Στρατού, abbrev. ΓΕΣ) is the general staff of the HellenicArmy, the terrestrial component of...
and the communists. Fighting resulted in the defeat of the DSE by the HellenicArmy. The war resulted from a highly polarized struggle between left and...
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community in Egypt. On 15 June 1941, the "Headquarters of the Royal HellenicArmy in the Middle East" (Αρχηγείου Βασιλικού Ελληνικού Στρατού Μέσης Ανατολής...
personal command of his army. He gathered reinforcements and proceeded to lead his men in a surprise march behind the Hellenic advance, in order to cut...
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The Hellenic armed forces use drones of Greek manufacture as well as those of foreign countries. For military purposes in the air force as well as in the...
modern HellenicArmy, it is the highest officer rank. Strategos is a compound of two Greek words: stratos and agos. Stratos (στρατός) means "army", literally...
The First Hellenic Republic (Greek: Αʹ Ελληνική Δημοκρατία) was the provisional Greek state during the Greek Revolution against the Ottoman Empire. From...
M21 is a new assault rifle developed by the AOR design team for the HellenicArmy, mainly to replace the aging G3. The design was started in September...
List of former equipment of the Hellenic armed forces from 1821 until after 1945. Edged weapons Bayonet (Made in different countries, to attach on rifles...
The HellenicArmy Academy (Greek: Στρατιωτική Σχολή Ευελπίδων), commonly known as the Evelpidon, is a military academy. It is the Officer cadet school...
time, the HellenicArmy, advised by the British up to 1947 and afterwards by US military delegation led by General James Van Fleet, US Army, established...
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