Hellenic Army - Army Units and Formations

Army Units and Formations

After a major reorganization which occurred in the last decade, which included the transformation of most Infantry formations into Mechanized Brigades and a parallel reduction of personnel, the Hellenic Army's higher command is the Hellenic Army General Staff.

There are four major military commands which supervise all army units,

• The 1st Army, based at Larissa, that includes the I and IV Army Corps, responsible for the defence of the northern and eastern borders.
• The II Army Corps, based at Veroia, which groups all the rapid reaction forces of the army
• The Supreme Military Command of the Interior and Islands, based at Athens with the mission to provide cover for the islands in the Aegean Sea.
• The Supreme Military Support Command undertaking various logistics and organizational tasks.

Although divisions still exist, having the role of forward commands, the Army is mainly organized in brigades, that follow the typical NATO standards consisting of five battalions, three manoeuvre, one artillery, one support and some other company sized formations. According to the latest developments, up to 2015, all active divisions will dissolve, but all brigades will acquire one more manoeuvre battalion, largely eliminating the distinction between mechanized and armoured formations, thus creating a new type brigade, which will be named Strike Brigade.