2nd Mechanized Infantry Division (Greece): Difference between revisions

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| unit_name = II2nd Mechanized Infantry Division<br> II Μηχανοκίνητη Μεραρχία Πεζικού"ELASSON"

| image =[[Image: 2nd_Mechanized_Division_Emblem_Greece.jpg|300px]]

| caption = Emblem of the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Division

| dates = 1897–1941, <br>1945–today

| type = [[Mechanized infantry]]

|garrison= [[Edessa,command_structure Greece|Edessa]], = [[MacedoniaFirst Army (Greece)|MacedoniaFirst Army]]

The '''2nd Mechanized Infantry Division''' is a [[divisionmechanized infantry (military)|division]] of the [[Hellenic Army]]. It was founded in 1897 as the '''2nd Division''' (Β' Μεραρχία, later ΙΙ Μεραρχία), based at [[Athens]].

The [[4th2nd Infantry BrigadeDivision (Greece)|4thwas Infantryestablished Brigadein the aftermath of the disastrous [[Greco-Turkish War of 1897]] wasby firstRoyal establishedDecree on 24 October 1897,.{{Greece Old Style dating}} asBased partat of[[Athens]], it comprised the Division[[3rd Infantry Brigade (Greece)|3rd Infantry Brigade]] at with [[1st Infantry Regiment (Greece)|1st]] and [[7th Infantry Regiment (Greece)|7th]] Infantry Regiments, comprisingand the [[4th Infantry Brigade (Greece)|4th Infantry Brigade]] with [[8th Infantry Regiment (Greece)|8th]] and [[9th Infantry Regiment (Greece)|9th]] Infantry Regiments.<ref name="Organization200">{{cite book | script-title=el:Η ιστορία της οργάνωσης του Ελληνικού Στρατού, 1821–1954 | trans_titletrans-title=The history of the organization of the Hellenic Army, 1821–1954 | publisher=Hellenic Army Historical Directorate | year = 2005 | isbn = 960-7897-45-5 | language = Greek | pagepages = 220219–220}}</ref> The divisionaltwo commandsexisting divisions were then abolished inon 1 August 1900,<ref name="Organization200"/>as topart beof reconstituteda ingeneral arestructuring, majorand reorganizationthree onnew 8divisions Septemberwere ordered established a month later. 4th2nd BrigadeDivision, basedstill at [[Chalkis]]Athens, remainednow undercomprised 2nd3rd DivisionBrigade (basedAthens) atwith the 1st and 7th Regiments, and 4th Brigade ([[AthensChalkis]]), but now comprisedwith the [[2nd Infantry Regiment (Greece)|2nd]] and [[5th Infantry Regiment (Greece)|5th]] Infantry Regiments, as well as the [[2nd Cavalry Regiment (Greece)|2nd Cavalry Regiment]], the [[2nd Artillery Regiment (Greece)|2nd Artillery Regiment]], and the [[2nd Evzone Battalion]].<ref>{{cite book | script-title=el:Η ιστορία της οργάνωσης του Ελληνικού Στρατού, 1821–1954 | trans_title=The history of the organization of the Hellenic Army, 1821–1954 | publisher=Hellenic Army Historical Directorate | year = 2005 | isbn = 960-7897-45-5 | language = Greek | pages = 221–222}}</ref> In the 1904 reorganization, the brigade was moved to [[Nafplio]], and comprised the 8th and [[11th Infantry Regiment (Greece)|11th]] Infantry Regiments, again as part of the 2nd Division at Athens.<ref>{{cite book | scripttrans-title=el:Η ιστορία της οργάνωσης του Ελληνικού Στρατού, 1821–1954 | trans_title=The history of the organization of the Hellenic Army, 1821–1954 | publisher=Hellenic Army Historical Directorate | year = 2005 | isbn = 960-7897-45-5 | language = Greek | pages = 225, 229}}</ref> The brigade was abolished in 1912, with the establishment of [[triangular division]]s.<ref>{{cite book | script-title=el:Η ιστορία της οργάνωσης του Ελληνικού Στρατού, 1821–1954 | trans_title=The history of the organization of the Hellenic Army, 1821–1954 | publisher=Hellenic Army Historical Directorate | year = 2005 | isbn = 960-7897-45-5 | language = Greek | pages = 239ff.220–222}}</ref>

| caption = <{{center>|Locations of 2nd Mechanized Infantry Division units</center>}}

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** 2nd Signal CompanyBattalion (2ο TΔΒΤΔΒ)

** [[File:24th_Armoured_Brigade_Emblem_Greece.jpg|30px]] '''[[24th Armoured Brigade (Greece)|24th Armoured Brigade]]''', based at [[Litochoro]]