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Hellenic (Greek) Force in Cyprus
Ελληνική Δύναμη Κύπρου (ΕΛΔΥΚ)
Active1959–present
CountryHellenic Force in Cyprus Cyprus
AllegianceHellenic Force in Cyprus Kingdom of Greece (1959–1973)
Hellenic Force in Cyprus Greece (1973–present)
BranchArmy
TypeMechanized Group
RoleMilitary Force
Sizec. 950
Part of Hellenic Army
Garrison/HQNicosia, Cyprus ("Camp of Major Sotirios Staurianakos")
Nickname(s)Eldykarioi (Greek: Ελδυκάριοι)
Motto(s)Το όμαιμόν τε και ομόγλωσσον και ομόθρησκον και ομότροπον
(The same ancestry and common language and common religion and common traditions)
Uniform CamouflageGreek Lizard
Service RifleG3
EngagementsTurkish invasion of Cyprus
WebsiteHellenic Army Official Website
Commanders
Current CommanderColonel Panagiotis Keramidas
Notable
commanders
Dionysios Arbouzis (first)
Nikolaos Nikolaidis
Insignia
Patch of the formal uniforms
Patch of the everyday and combat uniforms
(low visibility)
AbbreviationΕΛΔΥΚ or ΕΛ.ΔΥ.Κ.

The Hellenic Force in Cyprus (Greek: Ελληνική Δύναμη Κύπρου, Turkish: Kıbrıs Yunan Alayı), commonly known in its abbreviated form as ELDYK or EL.DY.K. (Greek: ΕΛΔΥΚ or ΕΛ.ΔΥ.Κ., Greek pronunciation: [elðˈik], Turkish: KYA, Turkish pronunciation: [kejea]) is the permanent, battalion-sized Greek military force stationed in the Republic of Cyprus. Its role is to help and support the Cypriot National Guard. Soldiers are selected from the ranks of conscripts doing their military service in the Greek army.

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