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First Army (Greece)
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The Greek First Army is the highest formation of the Hellenic Army
and its only extant field army
.
The First Army was created in March 1947, during the Greek Civil War
. It controlled the II and III Corps, with Volos
as its headquarters. It was abolished on 10 February 1948, and re-established in 1951 with its HQ at Larissa
, where it remains to this day. Its CO is always a Lieutenant General.
Hellenic Army
The Hellenic Army , formed in 1828, is the land force of Greece.The motto of the Hellenic Army is , "Freedom Stems from Valor", from Thucydides's History of the Peloponnesian War...
and its only extant field army
Field army
A Field Army, or Area Army, usually referred to simply as an Army, is a term used by many national military forces for a military formation superior to a corps and beneath an army group....
.
The First Army was created in March 1947, during the Greek Civil War
Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War was fought from 1946 to 1949 between the Greek governmental army, backed by the United Kingdom and United States, and the Democratic Army of Greece , the military branch of the Greek Communist Party , backed by Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Albania...
. It controlled the II and III Corps, with Volos
Volos
Volos is a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about 326 km north of Athens and 215 km south of Thessaloniki...
as its headquarters. It was abolished on 10 February 1948, and re-established in 1951 with its HQ at Larissa
Larissa
Larissa is the capital and biggest city of the Thessaly region of Greece and capital of the Larissa regional unit. It is a principal agricultural centre and a national transportation hub, linked by road and rail with the port of Volos, the city of Thessaloniki and Athens...
, where it remains to this day. Its CO is always a Lieutenant General.