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It was founded in 1950 from the unification of three Ministries: under the influence of American advisors. However, a single Ministry of National Defense was established and operated in the three-year period of 1941-44 by the puppet governments [1] (the legitimate exiled Greek government of the Middle East had retained the separate Ministries of Military Affairs, Naval Affairs and Aviation for ...
The military of Greece uses a version of the coat of arms which has the laurel branches in gold. The standard of the president of Greece also uses this design, in his capacity as nominal commander-in-chief of the armed forces. [27] The various branches of the military have their own specifications for different types of usage.
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The new government under Eleftherios Venizelos brought a French military mission to train the Hellenic Army. Under its supervision, the Greeks had adopted the triangular infantry division as their main formation, but more importantly, the overhaul of the mobilization system allowed the country to field and equip a far greater number of troops ...
Having spent four and a half years in opposition to SYRIZA's government, New Democracy regained its majority in the Hellenic Parliament and returned to government under Kyriakos Mitsotakis after the 2019 Greek legislative election. The party secured an absolute majority in Parliament in the June 2023 Greek legislative election.
The military history of Greece is the history of the wars and battles that took place in Greece, the Balkans, and the Greek colonies in the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea, respectively, since classical antiquity.
MILSPEC – Military Specification; MILSTD – MILitary STANdard; MILSTAR – MILitary Strategic and Tactical Relay (US) MIPS – Medium Integrated Propulsion System (US) MIR – Mechanized Infantry Regiment (Sri Lanka) MIRV – Multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle; MLA – Manufacturing Licence Agreement; MLC – Military Load Class
EYP's mission is to advance Greece's strategic interests by safeguarding political, financial, and military assets, preventing and countering criminal and military threats and collecting, processing and disseminating information to relevant authorities. [3]