Hellenic Army
The
Hellenic Army (Greek:
Ελληνικός Στρατός) is the land force of
Greece (The Hellenic Republic).
The Hellenic Army took part in the following wars:
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Greek War of Independence (1821-1827)
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Greco-Turkish War (1897)*
First Balkan War (1912)
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Second Balkan War (1913)
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World War I (1917-1918)
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Russian Civil War (1918-1919)
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Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)*
War of the Stray Dog (1925)
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Greco-Italian War (1940-1941)
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World War II (1940-1945)
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Greek Civil War (1946-1949)
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Korean WarGeneral Staff
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Hellenic Army General Staff — "ενικό Επιτελείο Στρατού ("ΕΣ)
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Chief-of-Staff of the Army — Αρχηγός ".Ε.Σ. The current Chief-of-Staff of the Army is Lt. Gen.
Dimitrios Grapsas.
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Inspector General of the Army — "ενικός Επιθεωρητής. Στρατού. The current IG is Lt. Gen.
Stylianos Kalfelis.
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1st Deputy Chief-of-Staff of the Army — A' Υπαρχηγός ".Ε.Σ. The current 1st Deputy Chief-of-Staff is Lt. Gen.
Ioannis Michaloliakos.
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2nd Deputy Chief-of-Staff of the Army — '' Υπαρχηγός ".Ε.Σ. The current 2nd Deputy Chief-of-Staff is Lt. Gen.
Dimitris LampadakisCombat and support arms
Most combat arms are called "Arm" (Όπλο), most support branches are called "Corps of" (Σώμα), with some exceptions.
Αrms are the Army Elements with a mission to conduct or participate directly in combat. These are:
*Infantry Όπλον Πεζικού
*Armored Cavalry Όπλον Ιππικού Τεθωρακισμένων
*Artillery Όπλον Πυροβολικού
*Corps of Engineers Σώμα Μηχανικού
*Signal Corps Σώμα "ιαβιβάσεων
*Corps of Αrmy Aviation Σώμα Αεροπορίας ΣτρατούCorps are the Army Elements that have Field Units and provide Logistic Support. These are:
*Quartermaster Corps Σώμα Τεχνικού
*Transportation Corps Σώμα Εφοδιασμού Μεταφορών
*Ordnance Corps Σώμα Υλικού Πολέμου
*Research & IT Corps Σώμα Έρευνας Πληροφορικής
*Medical Corps Σώμα Υγειονομικού
Furthermore, Corps are also called the Army Elements that do not have Field Units, but provide other type of Logistic Support. These are:
*Judge Advocate General Σώμα Στρατονομίας
*Finance Command Σώμα Οικονομικού
*Army Post Office Σώμα Ταχυδρομικού
*Training Command "ιεύθυνση Εκπαίδευσης
*Recruit Training Depot Κέντρων Εκπαίδευσης Νεοσυλλέκτων
*Army History Directorate "ιεύθυνση Ιστορίας Στρατού
*Army Geographical Service "εωγραφική Υπηρεσία Στρατού
Personnel are both volunteer and conscript. 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.
The heavy equipment and weaponry of the Hellenic Army is of mostly foreign manufacture, from
German,
French,
American and
British suppliers.
Equipment runs the gamut from state-of-the art to obsolescent Cold-War inventories; the latter are gradually being retired.
