Hellenic Army

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This article is about the land force of the modern nation of Greece. See hoplites for information on Military systems in Ancient Greece.

The Hellenic Army (Greek: Ελληνικός Στρατός) is the land force of Greece (The Hellenic Republic).

Hellenic Army

Components
Hellenic Army
List of formations
Structure of the Hellenic Army
History
History of the Hellenic Army
Timeline of the Hellenic Army
Personnel
List of senior officers
Officer rank insignia
Warrant officer rank insignia
Enlisted rank insignia
Equipment
Equipment, current & historic

Contents

1 History
2 Organization

2.1 General Staff
2.2 Combat and support arms

3 Personnel
4 Insignia
5 Equipment

History

The Hellenic Army took part in the following wars:

Organization

General Staff

Hellenic Army General Staff — Γενικό Επιτελείο Στρατού (ΓΕΣ)
*Chief-of-Staff of the Army — Αρχηγός Γ.Ε.Σ. The current Chief-of-Staff of the Army is Lt. Gen. Dimitrios Grapsas.
*Inspector General of the Army — Γενικός Επιθεωρητής. Στρατού. The current IG is Lt. Gen. Stylianos Kalfelis.
*1st Deputy Chief-of-Staff of the Army — A' Υπαρχηγός Γ.Ε.Σ. The current 1st Deputy Chief-of-Staff is Lt. Gen. Ioannis Michaloliakos.
*2nd Deputy Chief-of-Staff of the Army — Β' Υπαρχηγός Γ.Ε.Σ. The current 2nd Deputy Chief-of-Staff is Lt. Gen. Dimitris Lampadakis

Combat 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 Διαβιβάσεων
Corps of Αrmy Aviation Σώμα Αεροπορίας Στρατού
Corps 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 Διεύθυνση Εκπαίδευσης
Recruit Training Depot Κέντρων Εκπαίδευσης Νεοσυλλέκτων
Army History Directorate Διεύθυνση Ιστορίας Στρατού
Army Geographical Service Γεωγραφική Υπηρεσία Στρατού

Personnel

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 400,000 personnel on active duty. Mobilization strength is 365,000 more.

Insignia

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Equipment

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.

Military of Greece

Hellenic Navy | Hellenic Army | Hellenic Air Force

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