Hellenic Army I Army Corps
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- I Army CorpsHellenic Army I Army Corps-Structure:**I Army Corps , headquartered at Kozani, Macedonia consists of***VIII Infantry Division , based at Ioannina, Epirus organised in****HQ Company...
(Α' Σώμα Στρατού), headquartered at KozaniKozaniKozani is a city in northern Greece, capital of Kozani regional unit and of West Macedonia region. It is located in the western part of Macedonia, in the northern part of the Aliakmonas river valley...
, MacedoniaMacedonia (Greece)Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of Greece in Southern Europe. Macedonia is the largest and second most populous Greek region...
consists of- VIII Infantry DivisionHellenic Army VIII Infantry DivisionThe 8th Infantry Division is one of the most historic units of the Hellenic Army. It is based at Ioannina, and has traditionally garrisoned the area of Epirus...
(VIII ΜΠ), based at IoanninaIoanninaIoannina , often called Jannena within Greece, is the largest city of Epirus, north-western Greece, with a population of 70,203 . It lies at an elevation of approximately 500 meters above sea level, on the western shore of lake Pamvotis . It is located within the Ioannina municipality, and is the...
, EpirusEpirus (periphery)Epirus , formally the Epirus Region , is a geographical and administrative region in northwestern Greece. It borders the regions of West Macedonia and Thessaly to the east, West Greece to the south, the Ionian Sea and the Ionian Islands to the west and the country of Albania to the north. The...
organised in- HQ Company (ΛΣ/VΙΙΙ ΜΠ)
- 3/40th EvzoniEvzonesThe Evzones, or Evzoni, is the name of several historical elite light infantry and mountain units of the Greek Army. Today, it refers to the members of the Proedriki Froura , an elite ceremonial unit that guards the Greek Tomb of the Unknown Soldier , the Hellenic Parliament and the Presidential...
Regiment "Koutsi" (3/40ο ΣΕ Κούτσι) - 8th Armored Cavalry Battalion (8η ΕΑΝ), based at IoanninaIoanninaIoannina , often called Jannena within Greece, is the largest city of Epirus, north-western Greece, with a population of 70,203 . It lies at an elevation of approximately 500 meters above sea level, on the western shore of lake Pamvotis . It is located within the Ioannina municipality, and is the...
, EpirusEpirus (periphery)Epirus , formally the Epirus Region , is a geographical and administrative region in northwestern Greece. It borders the regions of West Macedonia and Thessaly to the east, West Greece to the south, the Ionian Sea and the Ionian Islands to the west and the country of Albania to the north. The... - 583rd Infantry Battalion (583 ΤΠ)
- 625th Infantry Battalion (625 ΤΠ ΚΕΝ - ΕΚΕ)
- 628th Infantry Battalion (628 ΤΠ)
- 708th Engineer Battalion (708ο ΤΜΧ)
- 9th Infantry Brigade (9η ΤΑΞΠΖ), based at FlorinaFlorinaFlorina is a town and municipality in mountainous northwestern Macedonia, Greece. Its motto is, 'Where Greece begins'. It is also the Metropolitan seat for the region. It lies in the central part of Florina peripheral unit, of which it is the capital. Florina belongs to the periphery of West...
, West MacedoniaMacedonia (Greece)Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of Greece in Southern Europe. Macedonia is the largest and second most populous Greek region... - 10th Infantry Brigade (10η ΤΑΞΠΖ), based at SerresSerres, GreeceSérres is a city in Macedonia, Greece. It is situated in a fertile plain at an elevation of about 70 m, some 24 km northeast of the Strymon river and 69 km north-east of the Macedonian capital, Thessaloniki. The Rhodope Mountains rise to the north and east of the city...
, East MacedoniaMacedonia (Greece)Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of Greece in Southern Europe. Macedonia is the largest and second most populous Greek region... - 15th Infantry Brigade (15η ΤΑΞΠΖ), based at KastoriaKastoriaKastoria is a city in northern Greece in the periphery of West Macedonia. It is the capital of Kastoria peripheral unit. It is situated on a promontory on the western shore of Lake Orestiada, in a valley surrounded by limestone mountains...
, West MacedoniaMacedonia (Greece)Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of Greece in Southern Europe. Macedonia is the largest and second most populous Greek region... - XXIV Armored Brigade 1st Cavalry Regiment FlorinaFlorinaFlorina is a town and municipality in mountainous northwestern Macedonia, Greece. Its motto is, 'Where Greece begins'. It is also the Metropolitan seat for the region. It lies in the central part of Florina peripheral unit, of which it is the capital. Florina belongs to the periphery of West...
(XXIV ΤΘΤ 1ο Σύνταγμα Ιππικού Φλώρινα), based at LitochoroLitochoroLitochoro is a town and a former municipality in the southern part of the Pieria regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dio-Olympos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is located at the base of Mount Olympus, on the western shore...
, Central MacedoniaMacedonia (Greece)Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of Greece in Southern Europe. Macedonia is the largest and second most populous Greek region... - 1st Armored Cavalry Battalion (A EAN), based at AmyntaioAmyntaioAmyntaio is a town and municipality in the Florina peripheral unit of Macedonia, Greece. The population of Amyntaio proper is 4,407, while that of the entire municipality is 18,975...
, West MacedoniaMacedonia (Greece)Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of Greece in Southern Europe. Macedonia is the largest and second most populous Greek region... - Corps Engineer Command and units (ΔΜΧ/Α'ΣΣ)
- 586th Recruits Training Center (586 KEN), based at GrevenaGrevenaGrevena is a town and municipality in Greece, capital of the Grevena peripheral unit. The town's current population is 10,447 citizens; it lies about 400 km from Athens and about 180 km from Thessaloniki. The municipality's population is 30,564...
, West MacedoniaMacedonia (Greece)Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of Greece in Southern Europe. Macedonia is the largest and second most populous Greek region... - 488th Signal Battalion (488ο ΤΔΒ)
- Corps HQ Battalion
- VIII Infantry Division
- I Army Corps
Emblem
The motto at the top of the emblem, Μολών ΛαβέMolon labe
The Ancient Greek phrase ' means "Come and take them". It is a classical expression of defiance reportedly spoken by King Leonidas I in response to the Persian army's demand that the Spartans surrender their weapons at the Battle of Thermopylae...
, means "Come and take them".
It comes from the Sparta
Sparta
Sparta or Lacedaemon, was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the banks of the River Eurotas in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. It emerged as a political entity around the 10th century BC, when the invading Dorians subjugated the local, non-Dorian population. From c...
n King Leonidas I
Leonidas I
Leonidas I was a hero-king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line, one of the sons of King Anaxandridas II of Sparta, who was believed in mythology to be a descendant of Heracles, possessing much of the latter's strength and bravery...
, just prior to the Battle of Thermopylae
Battle of Thermopylae
The Battle of Thermopylae was fought between an alliance of Greek city-states, led by King Leonidas of Sparta, and the Persian Empire of Xerxes I over the course of three days, during the second Persian invasion of Greece. It took place simultaneously with the naval battle at Artemisium, in August...
. It was a response to the Persian King Xerxes I's demand for the surrender of the Spartans' arms.
See also
- Hellenic ArmyHellenic ArmyThe 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...
- Structure of the Hellenic ArmyStructure of the Hellenic Army-General Staff:*Hellenic Army General StaffΓενικό Επιτελείο Στρατού **Chief-of-Staff of the ArmyΑρχηγός ΓΕΣ**Inspector General of the ArmyΓενικός Επιθεωρητής Στρατού / Διοικητής ΔΙΔΟΕΕ...
- Formations of the Hellenic ArmyFormations of the Hellenic ArmyHellenic Army is commanded by the Hellenic Army General Staff which supervises five major military Commands. These are:- First Army :* First Army , headquartered at Larisa, Thessaly which includes...