Greece

Greece is NATO and WEU member and placed at the meeting place of Asia, Africa and Europe.  Greece is heavily deployed on its Eastern frontier with Turkey and is deployed in Albania and FROYM.  Greece supports the Republic of Cyprus and has gone to war with Turkey three times since gaining independence from Turkey.   Greece and Turkey are NATO allies in name only and do not cooperate with each other unless under the supervision of the USA.

Greek Infantry Regimental Headquarters 2002+

HQ                                           1 HQ

Note                                                                             Greece is scrapping the regiment as a military unit and standing up more flexible brigades to allow more cross attachment.

Greek Brigade Headquarters 2002+

HQ                                           1 HQ

Greek Infantry Battalion 2002+

HQ                                           1 HQ    

3 Companies each                   3 Rifle, 3 Truck

1 Support companies               1 81M, 3 Truck, 2 Spigot

Greek Mechanized Infantry Battalion 2002+

HQ                                           1 HQ

3 Companies each                   3 Rifle, 3 APC

1 Support Company                 2 M106, 2 VBL/Milan

Note                                         APC can be:

                                                            M113 from 1970

BMP2 (no ATGW) from 1994

Leonidas from 1996

KIFV from 2004

Greek Marine Infantry Battalion 2002+

HQ                                           1 HQ    

3 Companies each                   3 Marine, 3 AAV7

1 Support companies               1 81M, 1 AAV7, 2 VBL/Milan

Greek Special Forces Battalion 2002+

HQ                                           1 HQ

3 Companies each                   3 Cdo

1 Support companies               1 81M, 1 Truck, 2 VBL/Milan

Greek Tank Battalion 2002+

HQ                                           1 HQ

3 Tank Companies each          3 Tank

1 Reconnaissance Company

Note                                         Tank can be

M48 from 1970

M48A5 from 1988

M60 from 1981

AMX30 from 1986

Leo 1 from 1984

Leo 2 from 2005

Greek Anti Aircraft Battalion 2002+

3 Batteries each                       2 Tubes, 2 Trucks or 2 SPAA

Note                                         Tubes are:

12.7AA

23AA

40AA

M42

ZSU23

Greek Artillery battalion 2002+

3 Companies each                   1 FAO, 2 Tubes, 2 Truck

Note                                         Tubes can be:

M110

MRLS

155H

105H

75H

Greek Self Propelled Artillery Battalion 2002+

3 Companies each                               1 FAO, 2 M109 or PzA2000 or M52 or Dana

Greek Anti Tank Company 2002+

            3 Platoons each                       1 M901

GreekAviation Battalion 2002+

3 Companies each                   2 Helos

Note                                         Helos are:

AH64 (1 Battalions)

CH47 (1 Battalion)

UH1 (5 Battalions)

Large Units:

Infantry Division – 1 Divisional HQ, 3 Infantry Regiments, 1 Artillery Command (3 Battalions, 2 105mm and 1 155mm), 1 Tank Battalion, 1 Engineer Battalion.  The infantry division is the last of the old ORBAT; all Greek units are now built around brigades. 

Armored Brigade – 1 Brigade HQ, 2 Tank Battalions, 1 Mechanized Infantry Battalion, 1 Self Propelled Artillery Battalion, 1 Engineer Company, 1 Anti Tank Company

Mechanized Brigade – 1 Brigade HQ, 1 Tank Battalion, 3 Mechanized Infantry Battalions, 1 Self Propelled Artillery Battalion, 1 Engineer Company, 1 Anti Tank Company

Marine Brigade – 1 Brigade HQ, 3 Marine Battalions, 1 Artillery Battalion, 1 Tank Battalion

Aviation Brigade - 1 Brigade HQ, 1 Attack Battalion (AH64), 1 Transport Battalion (CH47), 3 Operational Battalions