The Central Macedonia Army Section ( el, Τμήμα Στρατιάς Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας, ΤΣΚΜ, ''Tmima Stratias Kentrikis Makedonias'', ''TSKM'') was an

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-level command of the

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established on 6 March 1941. It was commanded by Lt. General Ioannis Kotoulas and comprised the 12th Infantry Division and the 20th Infantry Division. On 28 March it was assigned to

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's 'W' Force, holding the

Vermion Mountains The Vermio Mountains ( el, Βέρμιο), known in antiquity as the Bermion ( el, Βέρμιον), is a mountain range in northern Greece. It lies between the Imathia Regional Unit of the Central Macedonia Region and the Kozani Regional Unit of ...

–

Haliacmon The Haliacmon ( el, Αλιάκμονας, ''Aliákmonas''; formerly: , ''Aliákmon'' or ''Haliákmōn'') is the longest river flowing entirely in Greece, with a total length of . In Greece there are three rivers longer than Haliakmon, Maritsa ( e ...

line. It was defeated and dissolved in mid-April 1941 during the

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Order of battle (6 April 1941)

* 20th Infantry Division (Maj. General Christos Karassos) * 12th Infantry Division (Col. Georgios Karambatos) * 10th Frontier Sector (Col. of the Reserve Aristotelis Sergios) * Field Artillery Battalion * 150mm Skoda Howitzer Battalion * 85mm Artillery Battery * Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion * Support units

Leadership

Commanders

* Lt. General of the Reserve, Ioannis Kotoulas (6 March – 8 April 1941) * Maj. General Christos Karassos (8–20 April 1941)

Chiefs of staff

* Col. Antonios Peppas (3–19 March 1941) * Col. Konstantinos Papadopoulos (19 March – 20 April 1941)

Headquarters

Kozani Kozani ( el, Κοζάνη, ) is a city in northern Greece, capital of Kozani regional unit and of Western Macedonia. It is located in the western part of Macedonia, in the northern part of the Aliakmonas river valley. The city lies above sea ...

(6 March 1941) *

Perdikkas Perdiccas ( el, Περδίκκας, ''Perdikkas''; 355 BC – 321/320 BC) was a general of Alexander the Great. He took part in the Macedonian campaign against the Achaemenid Empire, and, following Alexander's death in 323 BC, rose to beco ...

(9 April 1941) *

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(14 April 1941) * Ioannina (16 April 1941) *

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(18 April 1941)

References

Sources

* * Corps of Greece Battle of Greece Military units and formations established in 1941 Military units and formations disestablished in 1941 Military units and formations of Greece in World War II Greek Macedonia in World War II {{Greece-mil-stub