Greek Army

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The Greek Army is the land warfare branch of Greece's armed forces, responsible for defending the country's territorial integrity and participating in NATO and international peacekeeping operations.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf army
land warfare branch
military organization
allegiance Hellenic Republic
alsoKnownAs Hellenic Army
conflict Balkan Wars
Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
Greek Civil War
Greek War of Independence
Korean War
NATO peacekeeping in the Balkans
World War I
World War II
country Greece
doctrine NATO military doctrine
foundedBy Kingdom of Greece
garrisonCountry Greece
hasBranch Hellenic Army Armored Units
Hellenic Army Artillery
Hellenic Army Aviation
Hellenic Army Engineers
Hellenic Army General Staff
Hellenic Army Infantry
Hellenic Army Logistics units
Hellenic Army Signals Corps
Hellenic Army Special Forces
hasMotto Ελευθερία ή Θάνατος
hasMottoInEnglish Freedom or Death
headquartersLocation Athens
militaryBranch land forces
nativeName Ελληνικός Στρατός
participatesIn NATO missions
UN peacekeeping operations
partOf Hellenic Armed Forces
NATO forces
primaryLanguage Greek
responsibility defense of Greek territorial integrity
protection of national sovereignty
role NATO operations
international peacekeeping
land warfare
territorial defense
usesEquipment Apache attack helicopter
HMMWV utility vehicle
Leonidas armored personnel carrier
Leopard 1 main battle tank
Leopard 2 main battle tank
M109 self-propelled howitzer
NH90 helicopter
PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzer

Referenced by (30)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Greek Army ("Hellenic Army General Staff")
Greek Army ("Hellenic Army Infantry")
Greek Army ("Hellenic Army Logistics units")
hasBranch
Alexander Papagos ("Hellenic Army")
Alexandros Papagos ("Hellenic Army")
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark ("Hellenic Army")
militaryBranch
Battle of Sakarya
Battle of Vitsi ("Hellenic Army")
combatant
Battle of Grammos–Vitsi ("Hellenic Army")
Italian invasion of Greece
opponent
Leopard 2
M48 Patton tank
usedBy
Greek Army ("Hellenic Army")
alsoKnownAs
Evzones presidential guard ("Hellenic Army")
branch
Greek National Army
branchOfService
Battle of Grammos–Vitsi ("Hellenic Army")
combatant1
Greek Ministry of War ("Greek armed forces (land component)")
hasJurisdiction
United Nations Command ("Armed Forces of Greece")
hasMember
Armed Forces of Greece ("Hellenic Army")
hasPart
Great Offensive
involvedForce
Alexandros Papagos ("Hellenic Army General Staff")
memberOf
Battle of Grammos–Vitsi ("Hellenic Army")
militaryBranchInvolved
Greek Army ("Ελληνικός Στρατός")
nativeName
M60 Patton ("Hellenic Army")
operator
Democratic Army of Greece ("Hellenic Army")
opposedBy
Evzones presidential guard ("Hellenic Army")
partOf
Greek Ministry of War ("Hellenic Army")
responsibleFor
Evzones presidential guard ("Hellenic Army")
service
Armed Forces of Greece ("Hellenic Army")
serviceBranch
Greek National Army ("Hellenic Army")
successor

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