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2nd Mechanized Infantry Division (Greece)
The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Division is a division of the Hellenic Army. History The 2nd Infantry Division was established in the aftermath of the disastrous Greco-Turkish War of 1897 by Royal Decree on 24 October 1897. Based at Athens, it comprised the 3rd Infantry Brigade at with 1st and 7th Infantry Regiments, and the 4th Infantry Brigade with 8th and 9th Infantry Regiments. The two existing divisions were then abolished on 1 August 1900 as part of a general restructuring, and three new divisions were ordered established a month later. 2nd Division, still at Athens, now comprised 3rd Brigade (Athens) with the 1st and 7th Regiments, and 4th Brigade (Chalkis) with the 2nd and 5th Infantry Regiments, as well as the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, the 2nd Artillery Regiment, and the 2nd Evzone Battalion. On 9 September 1904, as part of another reorganization, the 4th Brigade was moved to Nafplio and now comprised the 8th and 11th Regiments, while the 3rd Brigade remained as it was. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechanized Infantry
Mechanized infantry are infantry units equipped with armored personnel carriers (APCs) or infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) for transport and combat (see also mechanized force). As defined by the United States Army, mechanized infantry is distinguished from motorized infantry in that its vehicles provide a degree of armor protection and armament for use in combat, whereas motorized infantry are provided with "soft-skinned" wheeled vehicles for transportation only.Infantry Division Transportation Battalion and Transportation, Tactical Carrier Units. (1962). United States: Headquarters, Department of the Army. p. 15 Most APCs and IFVs are fully tracked or are all-wheel drive vehicles (6×6 or 8×8), for mobility across rough ground. Some nations distinguish between mechanized and armored (or armoured) infantry, designating troops carried by APCs as mechanized and those in IFVs as armored. The support weapons for mechanized infantry are also provided with motorized transport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division (military)
A division is a large military unit or Formation (military), formation, usually consisting of between 6,000 and 25,000 soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades; in turn, several divisions typically make up a corps. Historically, the division has been the default combined arms unit capable of independent Military tactics, operations. Smaller combined arms units, such as the American regimental combat team (RCT) during World War II, were used when conditions favored them. In recent times, modern Western militaries have begun adopting the smaller brigade combat team (similar to the RCT) as the default combined arms unit, with the division they belong to being less important. While the focus of this article is on army divisions, in naval usage "division (naval), division" has a completely different meaning, referring to either an administrative/functional sub-unit of a department (e.g., fire control division of the weapons department) aboar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Cavalry Regiment (Greece)
The 2nd Cavalry Regiment ( el, 2° Σύνταγμα Ιππικού) was a historic cavalry regiment of the Hellenic Army. History The 2nd Cavalry Regiment was established in 1885, when the extant three hipparchies were reorganized and renamed into regiments of four cavalry companies each. It participated in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 in Thessaly, as well as in the Asia Minor Campaign, where it distinguished itself in the capture of the Nea Ephesos (Kuşadası Kuşadası () is a large resort town on Turkey's Aegean Sea, Aegean coast, and the center of the seaside district of the same name within Aydın Province. Kuşadası is south of İzmir, and about from Aydın. The municipality's primary industry ...) – Sokia ( Söke) area in April 1922. After the war, it remained active, garrisoned in various areas of Thessaly and Macedonia, until its disbandment in 1937. In January 2001, the honorific title "2nd Cavalry Regiment - Ephesos" was awarded to the 25th Armoured Brigade. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Infantry Regiment (Greece)
5th Regiment or 5th Infantry Regiment may refer to: Infantry regiments * 5th Aviation Regiment (Australia), a unit of the Australian Army * 2/5th Armoured Regiment (Australia), a unit of the Australian Army * 5th Foot Guards (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army * 5th Infantry Regiment (Greece), a unit of the Greek Army * 5th Archipelago Regiment, a unit of the Greek Army * 5/42 Evzone Regiment, a unit of the Greek Army * 5th Guards Grenadiers, a unit of the Imperial German Army * 5th Regiment of Foot, a unit of the British Army * 5th Dragoon Guards, a unit of the British Army * 5th Bengal European Regiment, a unit of the British East India Company * 5th Marine Regiment (United States), a unit of the United States Marine Corps * 5th Infantry Regiment (United States), a unit of the United States Army * Fifth Regiment, a unit loyal to the Spanish republic at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War American Revolutionary War regiments * 5th Continental Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalkis
Chalcis ( ; Ancient Greek & Katharevousa: , ) or Chalkida, also spelled Halkida (Modern Greek: , ), is the chief town of the island of Euboea or Evia in Greece, situated on the Euripus Strait at its narrowest point. The name is preserved from antiquity and is derived from the Greek χαλκός (copper, bronze), though there is no trace of any mines in the area. In the Late Middle Ages, it was known as Negropont(e), an Italian name that has also been applied to the entire island of Euboea. History Ancient Greece The earliest recorded mention of Chalcis is in the Iliad, where it is mentioned in the same line as its rival Eretria. It is also documented that the ships set for the Trojan War gathered at Aulis, the south bank of the strait near the city. Chamber tombs at Trypa and Vromousa dated to the Mycenaean period were excavated by Papavasiliou in 1910. In the 8th and 7th centuries BC, colonists from Chalcis founded thirty townships on the peninsula of Chalcidice and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9th Infantry Regiment (Greece)
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9th Infantry Regiment can refer to: * 9th Infantry Regiment "Bari" * Infantry Regiment "Soria" No. 9 * 9th Infantry Regiment (United States) The 9th Infantry Regiment ("Manchu") is a parent infantry regiment of the United States Army. Unrelated units designated the 9th Infantry Regiment were organized in the United States Army in 1798 during the Quasi-War, in 1812 during the war o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Infantry Regiment (Greece)
The 8th Infantry Regiment of the United States, also known as the "Fighting Eagles," is an infantry regiment in the United States Army. The 8th Infantry participated in the Mexican War, American Civil War, Philippine Insurrection, Moro Rebellion, World War I, World War II, Vietnam War, and Iraq Campaign. Coat of arms Blazon #Shield: Argent on a bend azure (heraldry), between (in sinister chief) a tomahawk Gules halved Sable and an arrow of the last barbed of the third in saltire and in dexter base an eagle's claw erased Proper, three roses of the field seeded of the third. #Crest: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Azure out of a mural coronet a dexter arm in armor embowed the hand grasping a flagstaff with tassel all Proper. #Motto: "PATRIAE FIDELITAS" (Loyalty to Country). Symbolism *Shield: #The shield is white with a blue bend, the Infantry colors. #The three heraldic flowers on the bend are symbolic of: first, the Rose, the flower of the state of New York, where t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th Infantry Brigade (Greece)
The 4th Infantry Brigade ( el, IV Ταξιαρχία Πεζικού, ''IV Taxiarchia Pezikou'') was an infantry brigade of the Hellenic Army. Originally formed in 1897, it served until 1912. Re-formed in the lead-up to the Greco-Italian War in 1940, it was expanded and renamed as the 15th Infantry Division after the war started. It was again reactivated in 1998, and served until 2013. 1897-1912 The 4th Infantry Brigade (Δ′ Ταξιαρχία Πεζικού) was first established on 24 October 1897, as part of 2nd Infantry Division, comprising the 8th and 9th Infantry Regiments. The divisional commands were abolished in August 1900, to be reconstituted in a major reorganization on 8 September. 4th Brigade, based at Chalkis, remained under 2nd Division (based at Athens), but no comprised the 2nd and 5th Infantry Regiments, the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, the 2nd Artillery Regiment, and the 2nd Evzone Battalion. In the 1904 reorganization, the brigade was moved to Nafplio, and com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Infantry Regiment (Greece)
The 7th Infantry Regiment ( el, 7ο Σύνταγμα Πεζικού, abbrev. 7 ΣΠ) is a historic infantry regiment of the Hellenic Army, and the predecessor of the 7th Mechanized Infantry Brigade. History The 7th Infantry Regiment was established on 19 March 1897, during the mobilization in the lead-up to the Greco-Turkish War of 1897, as part of the 2nd Infantry Division. The regiment also fought in the Balkan Wars of 1912–13, the Macedonian front of World War I, the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War in 1919, the Asia Minor Campaign (1920–22), and the Greco-Italian War (1940–41), being disbanded on 10 February 1941. The regiment was re-established on 20 July 1974 at Chrysoupoli, during the mobilization that followed the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, as part of the 12th Infantry Division. It comprised the 641st, 642nd, 643rd, and 648th Infantry Battalions. The regiment was ordered disbanded again on 19 September, which was completed by 26 September. The regiment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Infantry Regiment (Greece)
The 1st Infantry Regiment "Sangarios" ( el, 1ο Σύνταγμα Πεζικού «ΣΑΓΓΑΡΙΟΣ», 1ο ΣΠ) is a motorized infantry regiment of the Hellenic Army. Established in 1885 at Athens, it fought in all conflicts in which Greece participated until World War II, when it was disbanded following the German invasion of Greece. It was re-established as the 21st Brigade (21η Ταξιαρχία) in 1945, and participated in the Greek Civil War. Receiving the designation 1st Infantry Regiment again in 1951, it was headquartered in Florina from 1952 until its disbandment in 1998. In 2013 it was re-established at Florina. History From the establishment of the Hellenic Army until the 1880s, the largest units created were battalions, due to the small extent of the Kingdom of Greece and the small size of its army. Only following the annexation of Thessaly in 1881 did both expand enough to warrant the establishment of regimental-sized units, and on 26 June 1885, by royal decree, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Infantry Brigade (Greece)
The 3rd Infantry Brigade was a Regular Army infantry brigade of the British Army, part of the 1st Infantry Division. Originally formed in 1809, during the Peninsular War, the brigade had a long history, seeing action in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, and during both the First and the Second World Wars. Formation The 1st Division was formed during the Peninsular War in Spain and Portugal, part of the army commanded by General Arthur Wellesley, later 1st Duke of Wellington. In 1814, the 3rd brigade took part in the Battle of New Orleans, commanded by Lt. Gen. John Keane. It also took part in the Battle of Ali Masjid in November 1878 during the Second Anglo-Afghan War. As the Second Boer War ended in 1902 the army was restructured, and a 2nd Infantry division was established permanently as part of the 1st Army Corps, comprising the 3rd and 4th Infantry Brigades. First World War The brigade saw service during the First World War as part of the British Expeditionary Force o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
