History
The unit traces its ancestry to the 32nd Infantry Regiment, formed in Preveza in 1919, then belonging to the VIII Infantry Division. It took part in the Greco-Turkish War and later in the Greco-Italian War during the Second World War. After the occupation of Greece by the Germans, it was disbanded. In 1959 the Regiment was raised anew as the 132nd Light Infantry Regiment and moved to Attica as a reserve unit, but in 1967 was reorganized as a Marines unit under the name 32nd Marines Regiment.
In January 1988, after the disbandment of the unified III Special Forces Division, the unit was enlarged to brigade size. It is currently placed under the II Army Corps as part of the Greek Rapid Reaction Force.
The 32nd Marines Brigade was established in 1988 after the reorganization of the Special Forces Command.
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