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The Greek First Army (Greek: 1η Στρατιά, Proti Stratia), was the highest formation of the Hellenic Army and its only extant field army. Various English
First_Army_(Greece)
Military force of the Communist Party of Greece during the Greek Civil War (1946-49)
Democratic Army of Greece (Greek: Δημοκρατικός Στρατός Ελλάδας, ΔΣΕ; Dimokratikós Stratós Elládas, DSE), also called the Democratic Army or by its acronym
Democratic_Army_of_Greece
Topics referred to by the same term
1st Army (Austria-Hungary) First Army (United Kingdom) First Army (Bulgaria) First Canadian Army 1st Army (France) First Army (Greece) First Army (Hungary)
First_Army
Land branch of the Greek military
Hellenic Army (Greek: Ελληνικός Στρατός, romanized: Ellinikós Stratós, sometimes abbreviated as ΕΣ), formed in 1828, is the land force of Greece. The term
Hellenic_Army
Period of Greek statehood from 1832 to 1923 and 1935 to 1973
recognised Greece as an independent state and established it as a monarchy, following the Greek War of Independence. It succeeded the First Hellenic Republic
Kingdom_of_Greece
World War II military campaign in 1941
front. Greece received a small reinforcement from British, Australian, and New Zealand forces in anticipation of the German attack. The Greek army found
German_invasion_of_Greece
Military unit
with Greece and Bulgaria, including the straits Bosporus and Dardanelles. The First Army is stationed in East Thrace. Ali İhsan Sabis is the first commander
First_Army_(Turkey)
492–490 BC phase of the Greco-Persian Wars
The first Persian invasion of Greece took place from 492 BC to 490 BC, as part of the Greco-Persian Wars. It ended with a decisive Athenian-led victory
First Persian invasion of Greece
First_Persian_invasion_of_Greece
The modern Greek Army has a history of almost 200 years, during which it has undergone dramatic changes and been involved in some of the major conflicts
Greek_Army_uniforms
The following is the order of battle of the Hellenic Army during the First Balkan War of 1912–1913. Following the defeat in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897
First Balkan War order of battle: Hellenic Army
First_Balkan_War_order_of_battle:_Hellenic_Army
Period of Greek history from 1914 to 1918
Hellenic Army's Participation in the First World War 1914–1918] (in Greek). Athens: Hellenic Army History Directorate. 1993. Kaloudis, George. "Greece and
Greece_during_World_War_I
Prince of Greece and Denmark (1882–1944)
military training at an early age and was commissioned as an officer in the Greek army. His command positions were substantive appointments rather than honorary
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
Prince_Andrew_of_Greece_and_Denmark
Military unit
The Bulgarian First Army was a Bulgarian field army during the Balkan Wars, World War I and World War II. Following the military reforms of 1907 the territory
First_Army_(Bulgaria)
490 BC battle in the Greco-Persian Wars
battle was the culmination of the first attempt by Persia under King Darius I to subjugate Greece. The Greek army inflicted a crushing defeat on the
Battle_of_Marathon
Military unit
The I Army Corps (Greek: Α' Σώμα Στρατού, abbr. Α' ΣΣ) was an army corps of the Hellenic Army, founded in December 1913. Originally based in Athens and
I_Army_Corps_(Greece)
1940–1941 conflict
Hellenic Army and penetrated only a few kilometers into Greek territory and had to contend with the mountainous and muddy terrain on the Albanian–Greek border
Greco-Italian_War
Regent of Greece from 1967 to 1972
Zoitakis (Greek: Γεώργιος Ζωιτάκης; 3 March 1910 – 21 October 1996) was a general of the Hellenic Army and member of the military junta that ruled Greece from
Georgios_Zoitakis
Greek rebellion against the Ottoman Empire (1821–1829)
Muhammad Ali of Egypt, who agreed to send his son, Ibrahim Pasha, to Greece with an army to suppress the revolt in return for territorial gains. Ibrahim landed
Greek_War_of_Independence
King of Greece (1913–17; 1920–22)
eldest son of George I of Greece, he succeeded to the throne following his father's assassination in 1913. Educated in Greece and later in Germany, Constantine
Constantine_I_of_Greece
field army 1st Panzer Army (Germany) 1st Parachute Army (Germany) First Army (Greece) First Army (Hungary) First Army (Italy) First Area Army First Army (Ottoman
List_of_numbered_armies
weaponry of the Hellenic Army is either of foreign manufacture, or of foreign design, license built in Greece, in addition to several Greek-upgraded and relatively
List of equipment of the Hellenic Army
List_of_equipment_of_the_Hellenic_Army
Military unit
Command of Thrace (Greek: Ανώτατη Στρατιωτική Διοίκηση Θράκης, abbr. ΑΣΔΙΘ) is an army corps of the Hellenic Army. Established before the First World War, it
IV_Army_Corps_(Greece)
Modern Greek military ranks are based on Ancient Greek and Byzantine terminology. In the army and air force, these names are often based on the unit or
Greek_military_ranks
20th century Greek Army officer
Dionysios Arbouzis (Greek: Διονύσιος Αρμπούζης) was a Hellenic Army officer who rose to the rank of general and held the position of Chief of the Hellenic
Dionysios_Arbouzis
Country in Southeastern Europe
first city of the modern Greek state to develop a city plan applying the orthogonal rule by Stamatis Voulgaris, a Greek engineer of the French army,
Greece
Series of conflicts in the 5th century BC
conquest of Greece. In 480 BC, Xerxes initiated and personally led the second Persian invasion of Greece with one of the largest armies ever assembled
Greco-Persian_Wars
Militia in the Greek resistance against Axis occupation in WWII
The Greek People's Liberation Army (Greek: Ελληνικός Λαϊκός Απελευθερωτικός Στρατός (ΕΛΑΣ), Ellinikós Laïkós Apeleftherotikós Stratós), known mostly by
ELAS
1912–1913 conflicts in Balkan states
place in the Balkan states in 1912 and 1913. In the First Balkan War, the four Balkan states of Greece, Serbia, Montenegro and Bulgaria declared war upon
Balkan_Wars
480–479 BC phase of the Greco-Persian Wars
defeat of the first Persian invasion of Greece (492–490 BC) at the Battle of Marathon, which ended Darius I's attempts to subjugate Greece. After Darius's
Second Persian invasion of Greece
Second_Persian_invasion_of_Greece
Prime Minister of Greece (1886–1948)
the Hellenic Army, Tsolakoglou was a veteran of the Balkan Wars, the First World War and the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922. After Greece was overrun following
Georgios_Tsolakoglou
1912–1913 war between the Balkan League and the Ottoman Empire
The First Balkan War lasted from October 1912 to May 1913 and involved actions of the Balkan League (the Kingdoms of Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece and Montenegro)
First_Balkan_War
Field army of Royal Hungarian Army
The Hungarian First Army was a field army of the Royal Hungarian Army that saw action during World War II. Lieutenant-General Vilmos Nagy - March 1, 1940
First_Army_(Hungary)
of Greece during World War II began on 28 October 1940, when the Italian Army invaded Greece from Albania, beginning the Greco-Italian War. The Greek Army
Military history of Greece during World War II
Military_history_of_Greece_during_World_War_II
The national flag of Greece, popularly referred to as the Blue-and-White (Γαλανόλευκη, Galanólefki) or the Cyan-and-White (Κυανόλευκη, Kyanólefki), is
Flag_of_Greece
Army of Philip II and Alexander the Great
armies in the ancient world during the Rise of Macedon under Philip II and the campaigns of Alexander. After gaining an ascendancy in Greece the army
Ancient_Macedonian_army
1822–1832 unrecognized, provisional Greek state during the Greek Revolution
The First Hellenic Republic (Greek: Αʹ Ελληνική Δημοκρατία) was the provisional Greek state during the Greek Revolution against the Ottoman Empire. From
First_Hellenic_Republic
Dimitrios Giatzis (Greek: Δημήτριος Γιατζής, 1891–1964) was a senior Hellenic Army officer who held senior commands during the Greek Civil War of 1946–49
Dimitrios_Giatzis
1946–1949 civil war in Greece
Democratic Army of Greece (DSE). The rebels were supported by Albania and Yugoslavia. With the support of the United Kingdom and the United States, the Greek royal
Greek_Civil_War
Military unit
The 1st Army Aviation Brigade "Kilkis-Lachanas" (Greek: 1η Ταξιαρχία Αεροπορίας Στρατού «ΚΙΛΚΙΣ ΛΑΧΑΝΑ», romanized: 1 Taxiarchia Aeroporias Stratou "Kilkis
1st_Army_Aviation_Brigade
1941–1945 period during World War II
Fascist Italy had declared war and invaded Greece in October 1940, but had been pushed back by the Hellenic Army into neighbouring Albania, an Italian protectorate
Axis_occupation_of_Greece
unlike anything seen in Ancient Greece before. The battle of Hydaspes was the first battle that an army from Greece faced a large number of Indian war
Ancient_Greek_warfare
480 BC engagement of the Greco-Persian Wars
all of Greece. In response, the Athenian politician and general Themistocles proposed that the allied Greeks block the advance of the Persian army at the
Battle_of_Thermopylae
King of Greece from 1947 to 1964
Paul (Greek: Παύλος, romanized: Pavlos; 14 December 1901 – 6 March 1964) was King of Greece from 1 April 1947 until his death on 6 March 1964. Paul was
Paul_of_Greece
Greek civilization from 1200 BC to 600 AD
Ancient Greece (Ancient Greek: Ἑλλάς, romanized: Hellás) was an ancient civilization existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to
Ancient_Greece
Armed resistance to the Axis occupation of Greece during WWII
its attempted invasion from Albania in 1940, which was repelled by the Greek Army. After the German invasion, the occupation of Athens and the fall of Crete
Greek_resistance
Multi-national corps headquarters of the Hellenic Army and NATO
NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Greece, abbreviated NRDC-GR (Greek: ΑΣΔΗΜ), is an operational headquarters of the Hellenic Army, intended for the direction
NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Greece
NATO_Rapid_Deployable_Corps_–_Greece
vital part of the early history of Greece because it was the base for early Bronze Age civilizations in the area. The first organized communities developed
History_of_Greece
Greek military leader and politician (1883–1955)
Alexandros Papagos (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Παπάγος; 9 December 1883 – 4 October 1955) was a Greek military officer who led the Hellenic Army in World War II and
Alexandros_Papagos
Army of the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta
The Spartan army was the principal ground force of Sparta. It stood at the center of the ancient Greek city-state, consisting of citizens trained in the
Spartan_army
1945 offensive in the European theatre of World War II
the north to the Alpine passes in the south. After making first contact with the Red Army from the east, thereby cutting Germany in two on 25 April 1945
Western Allied invasion of Germany
Western_Allied_invasion_of_Germany
World War I military theatre
1918 [Hellenic Army During the First World War 1914–1918: Hellenic Participation in the War 1918] (in Greek). Vol. II. Athens: Hellenic Army History Department
Macedonian_front
Military unit
The First Army (French: 1re Armée) was a field army of France that fought during World War I and World War II. Re-formed in 1970, the 1st Army was active
1st_Army_(France)
Military rulers of Greece, 1967–1974 of the Greek Junta
in advance. One of the first to be arrested was Lieutenant General Grigorios Spandidakis, Commander-in-Chief of the Greek Army. The colonels persuaded
Greek_junta
1912 battle of the First Balkan War
during the First Balkan War. The battle began when the Greek army attacked the Ottoman fortified position at Yenidje (now Giannitsa, Greece), which was
Battle_of_Yenidje
King of Greece (1922–1924; 1935–1947)
training, but with the prestigious First Foot Guards Regiment of the Prussian army. This period of absence from Greece reduced his popularity as a potential
George_II_of_Greece
Period of ancient Greece (510 to 323 BC)
Classical Greece was a period of around 200 years (the 5th and 4th centuries BC) in Ancient Greece, marked by much of the eastern Aegean and northern regions
Classical_Greece
Military officer (1784–1873)
Church CB GCH (Greek: Ριχάρδος/Ρίτσαρντ Τσούρτς/Τσωρτς; 23 February 1784 – 20 March 1873) was an Anglo-Irish military officer in the British Army and commander
Richard_Church_(general)
Greek general (c. 1865–1942)
Konstantinos Nider (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Νίδερ; c. 1865 – 1942) was a Greek military officer. A lieutenant general in the Hellenic Army, he distinguished
Konstantinos_Nider
Persian military commander (died 479 BC)
took part in the second Persian invasion of Greece. In 480 and 479 BC, Mardonius spearheaded the Persian army's destruction of Athens. Shortly thereafter
Mardonius (nephew of Darius I)
Mardonius_(nephew_of_Darius_I)
Canada, France, New Zealand, Philippines, Turkey, Thailand, South Africa, Greece, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ethiopia and Colombia. The source of the statistics
United Nations Forces in the Korean War
United_Nations_Forces_in_the_Korean_War
Greek military academy
the Greek Army and the oldest third-level educational institution in Greece. It was founded in 1828 in Nafplio by Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first governor
Hellenic_Military_Academy
Conflict between the Kingdom of Greece and the Turkish National Movement
to the Turkish army: "Armies, your first goal is the Mediterranean, Forward!" After the defeat of the Greek army in Dumlupınar, Greek soldiers pursued
Greco-Turkish_War_(1919–1922)
Period of eastern Mediterranean history from 323 to 30 BC
Hellenistic period covers the time in Greek, Eastern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern history following Classical Greece, between the death of Alexander the
Hellenistic_period
Military unit
Yugoslavia and Greece. The Yugoslavs crumbled first. After six months of fighting the Italians, the Greeks could not stand up to the 12th Army's fifteen divisions
12th_Army_(Wehrmacht)
Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark (1885–1969)
Greek mainland. A group of dissatisfied officers formed a Greek nationalist Military League that eventually led to Andrew's resignation from the army
Princess_Alice_of_Battenberg
King of Epirus from 297 to 272 BC
and who was campaigning against Cassander in southern Greece. In 302 BC, Demetrius took his army to Asia Minor to support his father Antigonus Monophthalmus
Pyrrhus_of_Epirus
Historical period of Greece following Classical Greece
Hellenistic Greece is the historical period of Ancient Greece following Classical Greece, between the death of Alexander the Great of Macedon and the Roman
Hellenistic_Greece
Prime Minister of Greece (1910–20; 1928–33)
for the modernization of Greek society, culminating in the transformative 1911 Constitution, and of the Greek Army and the Greek Navy in preparation for
Eleftherios_Venizelos
1947-1949 communist government in Greece
Markos Vafiadis, the leader of the Communists' Democratic Army of Greece (DSE), as its first chairman. The government was composed exclusively of Party
Provisional Democratic Government
Provisional_Democratic_Government
Greek politician and general (1860–1936)
major role in Greece's war effort during the First World War, and was the commander-in-chief of the Army of Asia Minor during the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
Leonidas_Paraskevopoulos
Military unit
independent Kingdom of Greece. The first attempt to create a permanent staff service was made in 1877, when the Army General Staff was first instituted. The
Hellenic_Army_General_Staff
Military unit
The II Army Corps (Greek: Β' Σώμα Στρατού, abbr. Β' ΣΣ) was an army corps of the Hellenic Army. Established in 1913, it took part in all subsequent wars
II_Army_Corps_(Greece)
Period of Ottoman rule of Greece
successful Greek War of Independence broke out in 1821 and the First Hellenic Republic was proclaimed in 1822, is known in Greece as Turkocracy (Greek: Τουρκοκρατία
Ottoman_Greece
King of Greece from 1863 to 1913
George I (Greek: Γεώργιος Α΄, romanized: Geórgios I; 24 December 1845 – 18 March 1913) was King of Greece from 30 March 1863 until his assassination on
George_I_of_Greece
Classical Greek phrase meaning 'come and take [them]'
the Kingdom of Greece during the First World War or the Greco-Turkish War. The motto was on the emblem of the I Army Corps of Greece. The phrase was
Molon_labe
Greece and Turkey established diplomatic relations in the 1830s following Greece's formation after its declaration of independence from the Ottoman Empire
Greece–Turkey_relations
King of Greece from 1964 to 1973
War, he spent the first years of his childhood in Egypt and South Africa. He returned to Greece with his family in 1946 during the Greek Civil War. After
Constantine_II_of_Greece
British army officer (1947–2000)
2000) was a British Army officer who, while serving as the British military attaché in Athens, was assassinated by members of the Greek urban guerrilla Marxist–Leninist
Stephen Saunders (British Army officer)
Stephen_Saunders_(British_Army_officer)
Greek resistance movement against the Axis occupation during WWII
first true mass social movement in modern Greek history. Its military wing, the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS), quickly grew into the largest armed
National Liberation Front (Greece)
National_Liberation_Front_(Greece)
The 1925–1932 French military mission to Greece was called to Greece to reorganize the Hellenic Army following the end of the disastrous Asia Minor Campaign
French military mission to Greece (1925–1932)
French_military_mission_to_Greece_(1925–1932)
Greek Irredentist concept until 1922
politics of the kingdom of Greece for much of the first century of its independence, up until the population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1923. The
Megali_Idea
Dictator of Greece from 1967 to 1973
Georgios Papadopoulos (Greek: Γεώργιος Παπαδόπουλος, pronounced [ʝeˈorʝi.os papaˈðopulos]; 5 May 1919 – 27 June 1999) was a Hellenic Army officer and military
Georgios_Papadopoulos
Ancient Greek soldier in a phalanx
places. Hoplite soldiers made up the bulk of ancient Greek armies. In the 8th century BC, Greek armies started to adopt the phalanx formation. The formation
Hoplite
Military unit of Nazi Germany
Balkans campaign (invasion of Yugoslavia and Greece) as part of Field Marshal Maximilian von Weichs's Second Army. In May 1941 Panzer Group 1 was attached
1st_Panzer_Army
Greek lieutenant general (c. 1892–c. 1960)
Konstantinos Ventiris (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Βεντήρης, 1892–1960) was a Hellenic Army officer who rose to the rank of lieutenant general. He served twice
Konstantinos_Ventiris
multinational Allied armies based in Greece broke through on the Macedonian Front during the Vardar Offensive. Part of the Bulgarian Army quickly collapsed
Bulgaria_during_World_War_I
Field army of the Hellenic Army
The Army of Asia Minor (Greek: Στρατιά Μικράς Ασίας) was a field army of the Hellenic Army which was stationed in Anatolia during the Greco-Turkish War
Army_of_Asia_Minor
Ethnic group and nation
Greeks or Hellenes (/ˈhɛliːnz/; Greek: Έλληνες, Éllines [ˈelines]) are an ethnic group and nation native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Albania, Turkey, southern
Greeks
Military unit
The Army of National Defence (Greek: Στρατός Εθνικής Αμύνης) was the military force of the Provisional Government of National Defence, a pro-Allied government
National_Defence_Army_Corps
Hellenic Army battalion in Cyprus
(in Greek). Greek Army: 6–19. November–December 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-06-27. A brief history of ELDYK from Greek Army. (in Greek) Military
Hellenic_Force_in_Cyprus
Queen of Greece (1913–1917; 1920–1922)
the post of Prime Minister of Greece. However the Cretan leader did not want to appear in Greece to be supported by the army and convinced them to arrange
Sophia_of_Prussia
Slavic Macedonian organization in Greece
Macedonian minority in Greece in 1945. In 1946, during the Greek Civil War, NOF was merged into the Democratic Army of Greece, which was founded by the
National Liberation Front (Macedonia)
National_Liberation_Front_(Macedonia)
Air warfare branch of Greece's military
protect Greek airspace, provide air assistance and support to the Hellenic Army and the Hellenic Navy, and to provide humanitarian aid in Greece and around
Hellenic_Air_Force
Hellenic Army general
Sapountzakis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Σαπουντζάκης; c. 1846–1931) was a Hellenic Army officer. He is notable as the first head of the Hellenic Army General Staff
Konstantinos_Sapountzakis
Soldier and Prime Minister of Greece (1883–1953)
(Greek: Νικόλαος Πλαστήρας; 4 November 1883 – 26 July 1953) was a Greek general and politician, who served three times as Prime Minister of Greece. A
Nikolaos_Plastiras
5th-century BC mercenary force
brother, Artaxerxes II. Their march to the Battle of Cunaxa and back to Greece (401–399 BC) was recorded by Xenophon, one of their leaders, in his work
Ten_Thousand
refugees. The collapse of the Democratic Army of Greece (DSE) and subsequent evacuation of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) to Tashkent in 1949 led thousands
Refugees of the Greek Civil War
Refugees_of_the_Greek_Civil_War
War lasting from 1912 until 1913
for Greece: the Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos, and the Army's commander-in-chief, the Crown Prince and later King, Constantine I. In the First Balkan
Greece_in_the_Balkan_Wars
1916 political dispute and conflict in Greece for its entry to World War I
advocating for Greek neutrality, which would favor the Central Powers. The Allies demanded the demobilization of the Greek army to ensure Greece's neutrality
Noemvriana
Military operation
Operation Pyrsos (Greek: Επιχείρηση «Πυρσός», "Torch") was the final campaign launched by the National Army of the internationally recognized Greek government
Operation_Pyrsos
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