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C army corps

 

NATO assigned low-readiness corps HQ

            1 brigade

 

D army corps

 

2 HQ Mechanized Divisions

 

5 mechanized brigades

2 armored brigades

 

Security Brigade of the Interior

 

Reaction, Reinforcement and Reserve Forces Headquarters

 

HQ Mechanized Infantry Division, as an operational headquarters.

 

Mechanized Brigade

Mechanized Brigade

Armored Brigade

 

Airmobile Infantry Brigade

Raiders-Paratroopers Brigade

Marines Brigade

Army Aviation Brigade

 

Highest Military Command of the Interior and the Islands

 

HQ Infantry Division

National Guard Battalion Higher Command

2 Military Commands

Division sized.

            3 Military Commands

                        Brigade sized

 

Army Support Highest Military Command

 

Athens Military Command (reorganized Army Support elements)

 

Support Division (2003).

Base Support Command

Divisional sized, new formation

651st  War Material Brigade (2003)

                        4 support brigades

 

Military Factories Command (Newly formed).

 

Doctrine and Training Command

 

            Training establishments

            1 Military Command

                        Brigade sized

 

Number of mobilized Military Commands to oversees territorial defense.

 

Disbanded units/formations 2005 - 2020

 

1st Army  disbanded 2005[1]

 

Divisions

 

1 armored division disbanded

4 infantry divisions disbanded (will first reduce to brigades)

3 infantry divisions to reduce to brigade

 

Brigades

 

            1 armored brigade disband

            1 mechanized brigade disband

            4 infantry brigades to become mobilization units

            2 military commands disband

            1 military command to become mobilization

            2 support brigades to disband

            1 support brigade will become mobilization unit



[1] 1st Army is considered as a formation without any purpose (with the adoption of the combined structure of commands, the reformation and change of role of DArmy Corps, and the disbandment of C Army Corps on the national level); accordingly, it was disbanded in December 2005.

 

 

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