Hellenic Army
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The Hellenic Army, formed in 1828, is the land force of Greece. The term Hellenic is the endogenous synonym for Greek. The Hellenic Army is the largest of the three branches of the Hellenic Armed Forc
Alexander Ypsilantis (in Sacred Band uniform) crosses the Pruth, starting the Greek War of Independence. Painting by Peter von Hess
Demetrios Ypsilantis was commander of the tactical Greek forces during the Battle of Petra (1829), final battle of the War of Independence
Theodoros Kolokotronis, the most important commander of the Greek irregular forces during the Revolution
Panagiotis Rodios, as Army's colonel, one of the early supporters for the creation of regular army during the Revolution
Greek Civil War
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The Greek Civil War took place from 1946 to 1949. The conflict, which erupted shortly after the end of World War II, consisted of a Communist-led uprising against the established government of the Kin
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…incorporated the Dodecanese. Soon, the political polarization between communist (or leftist) and anticommunist forces, led to a three-and-a-half-year-long Greek Civil War, which ended with communist defeat. The Greek Expeditionary Force took part in the Korean War with a total of 10,255 Greek personnel, of whom 186 or…
QF 25 pounder gun of the Hellenic Army during the Civil War
ELAS guerrillas
George II during his visit to a Greek fighter station, 1944
Athenians celebrate the liberation, October 1944.