Hellenic Army XX Armored Division
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The Twentieth Armored Division ( XX Tethorakismeni Merarchia, XX ΤΘΜ for short) is the only armored division of the Hellenic Army
. It is headquartered in Kavala
, Macedonia
.
Hellenic Army
The Hellenic Army , formed in 1828, is the land force of Greece.The motto of the Hellenic Army is , "Freedom Stems from Valor", from Thucydides's History of the Peloponnesian War...
. It is headquartered in Kavala
Kavala
Kavala , is the second largest city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala peripheral unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos...
, Macedonia
Macedonia (Greece)
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.
Organization
Divisional HQ and support units
- HQ Company (ΙΣ/ΧΧ ΤΘΜ)
- 20th Signal Battalion (20ο TΔΒ)
- Division Artillery Command and units (ΔΠΒ/ΧΧ ΤΘΜ)
21st Armored Brigade (Cavalry Brigade "Pindus")
- HQ Company (ΙΣ/ΧΧΙ ΤΘΤ)
- 211 Armored Battalion (211η EMA)
- 212 Armored Battalion (212η EMA)
- Mechanized Infantry Battalion (646ο M/K ΤΠ)
- 140th Self Propelled Artillery Battalion (140η Μ Α/K ΠΒ)
- 21st Engineer Company (21 ΛΜΧ)
- 21st Signal Company (21 ΛΔΒ)
- 21st Support Battalion (21 TYΠ)
23rd Armored Brigade (3rd Cavalry Regiment "Dorylaeum")
- HQ Company (ΙΣ/ΧΧΙΙΙ ΤΘΤ)
- 21st Armored Battalion (21η EMA)
- 24th Armored Battalion (24η EMA)
- 644th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (644ο M/K ΤΠ)
- 138th Self Propelled Artillery Battalion (138η Μ Α/K ΠΒ)
- 23rd Engineer Company (23ος ΛΜΧ)
- 23rd Signal Company (23ος ΛΔΒ)
- 23rd Support Battalion (23ο TYΠ)
25th Armored Brigade (2nd Cavalry Regiment "Ephesus")
- HQ Company (ΙΣ/ΧΧV ΤΘΤ)
- 22nd Armored Battalion (22η EMA)
- 25th Armored Battalion (25η EMA)
- 645th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (645ο M/K ΤΠ)
- 139th Self Propelled Artillery Battalion (139η Μ Α/K ΠΒ)
- 25th Engineer Company (25ος ΛΜΧ)
- 25th Signal Company (25ος ΛΔΒ)
- 25th Support Battalion (25ο TYΠ)