The 11th Infantry Regiment ( el, 11ο Σύνταγμα Πεζικού "Αργυρόκαστρο", 11ο ΣΠ) is an

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of the

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. It was founded in March 1897 in

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as part of the 2nd Infantry Division's 4th Brigade. With the Army reorganization of 1912, it was subordinated to the 4th Infantry Division, where it has remained since. The regiment distinguished itself in the

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, earning the highest Greek decoration for valour, the Commander's Cross of the Cross of Valour. The regiment was disbanded on 2 May 1941, following the Greek army's capitulation after the

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, and was reconstituted in 1945 as a recruit training center. In 1965 it was moved to

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, which has been its base since.

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