The 24th Armoured Brigade "1st Cavalry Regiment ''Florina''" ( el, XXIV Τεθωρακισμένη Ταξιαρχία «1ο ΣΙ ΦΛΩΡΙΝΑ») is an armoured brigade of the Hellenic Army, based at

Litochoro Litochoro ( el, Λιτόχωρο, ''Litóchoro''; Katharevousa: Λιτόχωρον) is a town and a former municipality in the southern part of the Pieria regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the Dio-O ...

and subordinated to the I Army Corps.

History

It was founded in July 1960 at Thessaloniki as the 1st Battle Command of the 20th Armoured Division. In September 1971 it was moved to Litochoro and was constituted as an independent Armoured brigade on 1 January 1979. In December 2000, it received the honorary title "1st Cavalry Regiment ''Florina''", continuing the tradition of the 1st Cavalry Regiment. From 1 April 2004 until 26 September 2005 it was subordinated to the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Division, and since then it belongs to I Army Corps. In 2014 the brigade came under the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Division.

Structure

24th Armoured Brigade in

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:* HQ Company (ΙΣΤ) :* 23rd Armoured Battalion (23 ΕΜΑ) :* 26th Armoured Battalion (26 ΕΜΑ) :* 647 Mechanized Infantry Battalion (647 M/K ΤΠ) :* 137 Self Propelled Artillery Battalion (137 Μ Α/K ΠΒ) :* 24th Engineer Company (24 ΛΜΧ) :* 24th Signal Company (24 ΛΔΒ) :* 24th Support Battalion (24 ΕΥΠ) Armoured brigades of Greece 1960 establishments in Greece Military units and formations established in 1960 {{Greece-mil-stub