"Freedom stems from Valor" "ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΝ ΤΟ ΕΥΨΥΧΟΝ"

The Hellenic Army (Greek: Ελληνικός Στρατός) is the land force of Greece. The Hellenic Army is commanded by the Hellenic Army General Staff which supervises five major military Commands General Staff Hellenic Army General Staff Γενικό Επιτελείο Στρατού (ΓΕΣ Chief-of-Staff of the War of Independence Provisional government era Capodistrias govenorship Bavarian monarchy era Bavarian Regency Bavarian Monarchy 1821-1832 September 1814 - The secretive Philiki Etaireia is founded at Odessa. This article is a list of senior officers of the Hellenic Army. This article describes the Military rank Insignia used by the Hellenic Army. This article describes the Military rank Insignia used by the Other ranks ( Warrant Officers professional and enlisted Non-commissioned officers The heavy equipment and weaponry of the Hellenic Army is of mostly foreign manufacture from German, French, American, British and Russian suppliers Small firearms Balkan Wars Model D'Ordonance M1873/1874 Revolver (France FN M1900 Semi automatic The Armed forces of Greece (Hellas consist of The Hellenic National Defense General Staff The Hellenic Army The Hellenic Navy ( HN) ( Πολεμικό Ναυτικό, Polemikó Naftikó, abbreviated ΠΝ) is the naval force of Greece The Hellenic Air Force ( HAF) (in Πολεμική Αεροπορία ( ΠΑ) Polemikí Aeroporía, literally "Military Aviation" Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The Army of the modern nation of Greece has a history of nearly 190 years and came to its present form, gradually through those years.

Motto of the Hellenic Army is "Freedom Stems from Valor" (Greek: "Ελεύθερον το Εύψυχον") and the Hellenic Army Emblem represents the two-headed eagle looking both left and right and the white cross in blue background placed in the middle. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly The double-headed eagle is a common symbol in Heraldry and Vexillology.

Mission

The Hellenic Army's objective is to defend Greece's independence, borders, and terrain, and also to guarantee the country's defense. ^[1]

History

Main article: History of the Hellenic Army

The sortie of Messolonghi, during the Greek War of Independence. War of Independence Provisional government era Capodistrias govenorship Bavarian monarchy era Bavarian Regency Bavarian Monarchy Oil painting by Theodoros Vryzakis

The modern Hellenic Army was formed shorty after the creation of the State in 1828. The first tactical army battalion was established in August, 1828 after the respective order was given by the first head of state of the independent Greece, Ioannis Capodistrias. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Count Ioannis Antonios Kapodistrias (Κόμης Ιωάννης Καποδίστριας - Komis Ioannis Kapodistrias in Giovanni Capo d'Istria Conte Capo d'Istria The new tactical army would replace the irregular military bands of the capetanei (καπεταναίοι - commanders) who had led the revolt against Ottoman Empire in 1821. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish

The Hellenic Army has taken part in the following wars:

• Greek War of Independence (1821-1830)
• Greco-Turkish War of 1897
• First Balkan War (1912-1913)
• Second Balkan War (1913)
• Macedonian Front of World War I (1916-1918)
• Allied Expedition to the Ukraine (1919)
• Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922
• Second World War
  • Greco-Italian War (1940-1941)
  • German invasion and Battle of Crete (1941)
  • North African Campaign (1941-1943)
  • Italian Campaign (1944)

During World War II, the Army's equipment included the French Rifle Lebel M1886, the French Machinegun St. The Greek War of Independence (1821–1829 also commonly known as the Greek Revolution (Ελληνική Επανάσταση Elliniki Epanastasi; Ottoman The Greco-Turkish War of 1897, also called the Thirty Days' War and known as the black '97 in Greece was a war fought between the Kingdom of Greece The First Balkan War, which lasted from October 1912 to May 1913 pitted the Balkan League ( Serbia, Montenegro, Greece, and Bulgaria The Second Balkan War was fought in 1913 between Bulgaria on one side and its First Balkan War allies Serbia, Greece, and Montenegro The Macedonian Front (or Salonika front) resulted from an attempt by the Allied Powers to aid Serbia, in the autumn of 1915 against the combined attack The Allied intervention was a multi-national military expedition launched in 1918 during the Russian Civil War and World War I World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Greco-Italian War ( Ελληνοϊταλικός Πόλεμος Ellēnoїtalikós Pólemos or Πόλεμος The Battle of Greece (also known as Operation Marita, Unternehmen Marita was a World War II battle that occurred on the Greek mainland and in southern Albania The Battle of Crete ( German Luftlandeschlacht um Kreta; Greek Μάχη της Κρήτης) was a battle during World War II During World War II, the North African Campaign, also known as the Desert War, took place in the North African desert from June 10, 1940 The Italian Campaign of World War II was the name of Allied operations in and around Italy, from 1943 to the end of the war. Etienne M1907, the French machinegun Hotchkiss M1914, the Belgian Rifle Mauser M1930 the Austrian Machinegun Schwarzlose M1907/12, the French machinegun Hotchkiss M1928, the Austrian Infantry Rifle Mannchischer-Schonauer M1903, and the French Machinegun Chauchat M1915. ^[2]

• Greek Civil War (1946-1949)
• Korean War (1950–1953)
• Turkish invasion of Cyprus (1974)
• War in Afghanistan (2001-present)

Structure

Main article: Structure of the Hellenic Army

General Staff

Hellenic Army General Staff

• Hellenic National Defense General Staff
  • Hellenic Army General Staff
    Γενικό Επιτελείο Στρατού (ΓΕΣ)
    • Chief-of-Staff of the Army
      Αρχηγός ΓΕΣ
    • Inspector General of the Army
      Γενικός Επιθεωρητής Στρατού / Διοικητής ΔΙΔΟΕΕ
    • 1st Deputy Chief-of-Staff of the Army
      A' Υπαρχηγός ΓΕΣ
    • 2nd Deputy Chief-of-Staff of the Army
      Β' Υπαρχηγός ΓΕΣ

Combat and Support Arms

• Most combat arms are called "Arm" (Όπλον). The Greek Civil War (ο Eμφύλιος, "the Civil War" fought from 1946 to 1949 by the Governmental forces receiving logistical support by the United Kingdom The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the The Turkish invasion of Cyprus, launched on July 20 1974, was a Turkish Military operation against a coup which had been staged by the Cypriot The War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7 2001 as the U General Staff Hellenic Army General Staff Γενικό Επιτελείο Στρατού (ΓΕΣ Chief-of-Staff of the Chief / Hellenic National Defense General Staff The Chief / Hellenic National Defense General Staff conducts the HNDGS (Hellenic National Defence General Staff and is the main Hellenic Army General Staff (Γενικό Επιτελείο Στρατού - ΓΕΣ This term denotes army elements that, more or less, have direct participation in combat.
• Most support branches are called "Corps" (Σώμα), with some exceptions.

Army Units and Formations

Main article: Formations of the Hellenic Army

Evelpidon Military Academy Emblem

After two major reorganizations in the last five years, currently the Hellenic Army consists of two major commands, the Hellenic Army General Staff-HAGS and the Hellenic National Defense General Staff-HNDGS. The Hellenic Army is commanded by the Hellenic Army General Staff which supervises five major military Commands Hellenic Army General Staff (Γενικό Επιτελείο Στρατού - ΓΕΣ Chief / Hellenic National Defense General Staff The Chief / Hellenic National Defense General Staff conducts the HNDGS (Hellenic National Defence General Staff and is the main

Formations under the command of HAGS include the I and IV Army Corps, tasked with the defense of the terrestrial borders; the Supreme Military Command of Interior and Islands, which is responsible for the Aegean islands; the Supreme Military Support Command, which provides logistic support to the Army; and the Order of Battle, Training and Inspection Command, which oversees the administration, education and training of the officer corps. The other component of the Hellenic Army, HNDGS, commands the II Army Corps, which functions as the rapid reaction force of the Hellenic Army and comprises special, elite and aviation forces.

Personnel

The various uniforms of the Presidential Guard.
Left to right: Islander, Macedonian, traditional mainland, modernized mainland, Pontic

There are three classes of personnel in the Hellenic Army, namely professional, volunteer and conscript. As of 2008 Greece (Hellenic Republic has mandatory Military service ( Conscription) of 12 months for men between the ages of 18 and 45 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 graduate from the Evelpidon Military Academy in Athens (Στρατιωτική Σχολή Ευελπίδων) and the Corps Officers Military Academy in Thessaloniki (Στρατιωτική Σχολή Αξιωματικών Σωμάτων), while the rest graduate from various Military Schools according to their specialization. The Evelpidon Military Academy ( Στρατιωτική Σχολή Ευελπίδων, lit

In the chain of command, graduates of the two Military Academies in Athens and Thessaloniki are considered higher in seniority compared to professional officers of the same rank who graduate from specialized Military Schools. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia The latter officers are followed in seniority by volunteer and finally conscript staff.

Equipment

Main article: List of equipment of the Hellenic Army

Main article: List of historical equipment of the Hellenic Army

The heavy equipment and weaponry of the Hellenic Army is mostly of foreign manufacture, from German, French, American, British and Russian suppliers. The heavy equipment and weaponry of the Hellenic Army is of mostly foreign manufacture from German, French, American, British and Russian suppliers Small firearms Balkan Wars Model D'Ordonance M1873/1874 Revolver (France FN M1900 Semi automatic Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending A notable exception is the native-built Leonidas armored fighting vehicle by the Hellenic Vehicles Manufacturer Industry (ELBO).

Equipment runs the gamut from state-of-the art to obsolescent Cold War inventories; the latter are gradually being retired.

Photo Gallery

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Officers Ranks & Insignia

please visit main article for detailed description of ranks.

Main article: Hellenic Army officer rank insignia

Hellenic Army ingignia (2004)

N. This article describes the Military rank Insignia used by the Hellenic Army. C. O. Academy (SMY) cadet insignia (2004)

Hellenic Army N. C. O. summertime uniform 8G (1977-2010)

References

1. ^ "Hellenic Army", Army. com, 2006-06-28. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Retrieved on 2008-03-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a  
2. ^ http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=95326

See also

• Structure of the Hellenic Army
• Formations of the Hellenic Army
• Hellenic Army I Army Corps
• Hellenic Army IV Army Corps

External links

Military of Greece
Hellenic Navy | Hellenic Army | Hellenic Air Force