The 7th Infantry Regiment ( el, 7ο Σύνταγμα Πεζικού, abbrev. 7 ΣΠ) is a historic infantry regiment of the

Hellenic Army The Hellenic Army ( el, Ελληνικός Στρατός, Ellinikós Stratós, sometimes abbreviated as ΕΣ), formed in 1828, is the land force of Greece. The term ''Hellenic'' is the endogenous synonym for ''Greek''. The Hellenic Army is th ...

, 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 The Greco-Turkish War of 1897 or the Ottoman-Greek War of 1897 ( or ), also called the Thirty Days' War and known in Greece as the Black '97 (, ''Mauro '97'') or the Unfortunate War ( el, Ατυχής πόλεμος, Atychis polemos), was a w ...

, 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 World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

, the

Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War or Allied Powers intervention in the Russian Civil War consisted of a series of multi-national military expeditions which began in 1918. The Allies first had the goal of helping the Czechoslovak Leg ...

in 1919, the

Asia Minor Campaign Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...

(1920–22), and the

Greco-Italian War The Greco-Italian War (Greek: Ελληνοϊταλικός Πόλεμος, ''Ellinoïtalikós Pólemos''), also called the Italo-Greek War, Italian Campaign in Greece, and the War of '40 in Greece, took place between the kingdoms of Italy and G ...

(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 The Turkish invasion of Cyprus began on 20 July 1974 and progressed in two phases over the following month. Taking place upon a background of intercommunal violence between Greek and Turkish Cypriots, and in response to a Greek junta-s ...

, 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 was reactivated on 6 February 1975 at

Eleftheroupoli Eleftheroupoli ( el, Ελευθερούπολη, katharevousa: Ελευθερούπολις - ''Eleftheroupolis'', until 1929 Πράβι - ''Pravi'', bg, Правище; tr, Pravişte) is a town and a former municipality in the Kavala regional u ...

, with the 640th and 641st Battalions. Originally under the 11th Infantry Division, in 2–5 June it was moved to the area of Mavrokklisi in the

Evros Prefecture Evros ( el, Περιφερειακή ενότητα Έβρου) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace. Its name is derived from the river Evros, which appears to have been a Thracian hydronym ...

under the 12th Infantry Division. In March 1996, it was transformed into the 7th Mechanized Infantry Brigade.

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