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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 ...
The Hellenic Armed Forces ( Greek: Eλληνικές Ένοπλες Δυνάμεις, romanized :Ellinikés Énoples Dynámis) are the military forces of Greece. They consist of the Hellenic Army, the Hellenic Navy, and the Hellenic Air Force . The civilian authority overseeing the Hellenic Armed Forces is the Ministry of National Defense .
It exists as a command vehicle, patrol / security units (equipped with a 7.62mm MG3 or MAG machine gun), ambulance, radio carrier, but also as a carrier of guns and anti-tank missiles (M40, MILAN, 9K111-2 Fagot, TOW).
488th Signal Battalion. 489th Signal Battalion. First Army Air Defense Artillery Command. 181st Medium Range Air Defense Battalion. 182nd Short Range Air Defense Battalion. I Infantry Division ( I ΜΠ ), based at Veroia, Macedonia. 1st Raider/Paratrooper Brigade. 32nd Marines Brigade. 71st Airmobile Infantry Brigade.
32nd Marines Brigade (Greece) The 32nd Marines Brigade ( Greek: 32 ΤΑΞ ΠΝ - 32η Ταξιαρχία Πεζοναυτών Mοράβας, romanized : 32 TAX PN - 32 Taxiarhia Pezonavton Moravas) is the marines unit of Hellenic Republic. The brigade is based at the port town of Volos in Thessaly, and its primary role is infantry and ...
Held the rank of General, and from 1939 of Field Marshal, as King of Greece (1922–24, 1935–47) Lieutenant General. Dimitrios Giatzis. 1891. 1964. Commander of 9th Infantry Division (1945), I Corps (1946–47), First Army (1947), Chief of the Army General Staff (1947–49) Lieutenant General. Solon Gikas.
The Hellenic Army General Staff ( Greek: Γενικό Επιτελείο Στρατού, abbrev. ΓΕΣ) is the general staff of the Hellenic Army, the terrestrial component of the Greek Armed Forces. It was established in 1904. Since 1950, the HAGS is subordinated to the Hellenic National Defence General Staff. The Chief of the HAGS ...
The Ministry of National Defence (Greek: Υπουργείο Εθνικής Άμυνας, abbreviated ΥΠΕΘΑ), is the civilian cabinet organisation responsible for managing the Hellenic Armed Forces, the leader of which is, according to the Constitution (Article 45), the President of the Republic but their administration is exercised only by the Prime Minister and the Government of Greece.