98th National Guard Higher Command (Greece)
The 98th National Guard Higher Command (98η ΑΔΤΕ - 98η Ανώτατη Διοίκηση Ταγμάτων Εθνοφυλακής), 98 Anotati Dioikisi Tagmaton Ethnofylakis (98 ADTE), is a Greek Army mechanized formation responsible for the defence of the island of Lesbos, Greece.
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