The 10th Infantry Regiment "(10 ΣΠ)" ( el, 10ο Σύνταγμα Πεζικού (10 ΣΠ)) is a
motorized infantry Regiment of the
Hellenic Army. Headquartered in
Serres and subordinated to the
III Army Corps, it was formed from the former 10th Infantry Division (Χ Μεραρχία Πεζικού) on 1 July 2004.
History
Early 20th century
The 10th Infantry Division was originally formed in March 1913, in preparation for the
Second Balkan War, where it participated. After the end of the war it was based at
Veroia. It remained loyal to the royal government during the
National Schism, and was withdrawn to Thessaly. After the ''
Noemvriana'', the 10th Infantry Division was again moved to
Tripoli
Tripoli or Tripolis may refer to:
Cities and other geographic units Greece
*Tripoli, Greece, the capital of Arcadia, Greece
*Tripolis (region of Arcadia), a district in ancient Arcadia, Greece
* Tripolis (Larisaia), an ancient Greek city in t ...
in the
Peloponnese
The Peloponnese (), Peloponnesus (; el, Πελοπόννησος, Pelopónnēsos,(), or Morea is a peninsula and geographic regions of Greece, geographic region in southern Greece. It is connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmu ...
, where it was disbanded in early 1917. In 1919, following the
Greek landing at Smyrna, the
Smyrna Division (Μεραρχία Σμύρνης) was formed there, which in November 1920 was renamed as the 10th Infantry Division. The division distinguished itself during the
Asia Minor Campaign, particularly in the
Battle of Afyonkarahisar–Eskişehir. During the Greek retreat in August 1922, it retreated orderly and evacuated over the
Marmara Sea to
Eastern Thrace. During the next few years it remained based in Veroia. It fought during the
Greco-Italian War of 1940–41 and was disbanded after the Greek capitulation in April 1941.
It was re-established at
Thessaloniki in 1946 as the 10th Mountain Division (Χ Ορεινή Μεραρχία) and fought in the
Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War ( el, ο Eμφύλιος όλεμος ''o Emfýlios'' 'Pólemos'' "the Civil War") took place from 1946 to 1949. It was mainly fought against the established Kingdom of Greece, which was supported by the United Kingdom ...
under
III Army Corps. Renamed to 10th Infantry Division, it was moved to Serres in July 1950, where it remains to this day. It received the honor title "Rupel" in 2000, in memory of the
Rupel Fortress.
Current use
It was reorganized as the 10th Infantry Brigade (10η Ταξιαρχία Πεζικού) on 1 July 2004, coming under the control of
I Army Corps, but was reformed as a mechanized infantry unit in November 2009 and subordinated to III Army Corps. It re-acquired a national role after having been reduced to a headquarters-only formation for
NATO use.
Structure
* Headquarters Company (ΛΔ/10ου ΣΠ) located at
Serres.
* 10th Signals Company (10 ΛΔΒ)
* 10th Engineer Company (10 ΛΜΧ)
* 567th Motorized Infantry Battalion (567 M/Π ΤΠ) at
Sidirokastro.
* 518th Motorized Infantry Battalion (518 M/Π ΤΠ) located at
Kato Nevrokopi.
* 10th Support Battalion (10 ΤΥΠ)
References
External links
{{Greece divisions
Mechanized infantry brigades of Greece
2004 establishments in Greece
Military units and formations established in 2004
Serres (regional unit)