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style="padding-right: 1em;">Active</th><td class="infobox-data">1897–1916<br />1917–1941<br />1948–1954<br />1974–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/20px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/30px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/40px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/War_flag_of_the_Hellenic_Army.svg/16px-War_flag_of_the_Hellenic_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/War_flag_of_the_Hellenic_Army.svg/25px-War_flag_of_the_Hellenic_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/War_flag_of_the_Hellenic_Army.svg/33px-War_flag_of_the_Hellenic_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="727" data-file-height="750" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Hellenic_Army" title="Hellenic Army">Hellenic Army</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Role</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rapid_Reaction_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Rapid Reaction Force">Rapid Reaction Force</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Special_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Special Forces">Special Forces</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Size</th><td class="infobox-data">5 <a href="/wiki/Brigade" title="Brigade">Brigades</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Part of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/First_Army_(Greece)" title="First Army (Greece)">First Army</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Garrison/HQ</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Veroia" class="mw-redirect" title="Veroia">Veroia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Macedonia_(Greece)" title="Macedonia (Greece)">Macedonia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Motto(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>[Like The] Wind</b><br /> ΑΕΡΑ<br /><i>Aera</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Engagements</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1116488514">.mw-parser-output .treeview ul{padding:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .treeview li{padding:0;margin:0;list-style-type:none;list-style-image:none}.mw-parser-output .treeview li li{background:url("https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Treeview-grey-line.png")no-repeat 0 -2981px;padding-left:21px;text-indent:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .treeview li li:last-child{background-position:0 -5971px}.mw-parser-output .treeview li.emptyline>ul>.mw-empty-elt:first-child+.emptyline,.mw-parser-output .treeview li.emptyline>ul>li:first-child{background-position:0 9px}</style><div class="treeview"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greco-Turkish_War_(1897)" title="Greco-Turkish War (1897)">Greco-Turkish War (1897)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Domokos" title="Battle of Domokos">Battle of Domokos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Sakarya" title="Battle of the Sakarya">Battle of the Sakarya</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balkan_Wars" title="Balkan Wars">Balkan Wars</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Balkan_War" title="First Balkan War">First Balkan War</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Sarantaporo" title="Battle of Sarantaporo">Battle of Sarantaporo</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Balkan_War" title="Second Balkan War">Second Balkan War</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kilkis-Lachanas" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Kilkis-Lachanas">Battle of Kilkis-Lachanas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kresna_Gorge" title="Battle of Kresna Gorge">Battle of Kresna Gorge</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Macedonian_front" title="Macedonian front">Macedonian front</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greco-Turkish_War_(1919%E2%80%931922)" title="Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)">Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greek_landing_at_Smyrna" title="Greek landing at Smyrna">Greek landing at Smyrna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Aydin" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Aydin">Battle of Aydin</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greco-Italian_War" title="Greco-Italian War">Greco-Italian War</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Pindus" title="Battle of Pindus">Battle of Pindus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Spring_Offensive" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian Spring Offensive">Italian Spring Offensive</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Hill_731" title="Battle of Hill 731">Battle of Hill 731</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Greece" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Greece">Battle of Greece</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek_Civil_War" title="Greek Civil War">Greek Civil War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Implementation_Force" title="Implementation Force">IFOR</a>/<a href="/wiki/Stabilisation_Force_in_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina">SFOR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Albanian_civil_unrest" title="1997 Albanian civil unrest">1997 Albanian civil unrest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Security_Assistance_Force" title="International Security Assistance Force">ISAF</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Notable<br />commanders</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nikolaos_Makris" title="Nikolaos Makris">Nikolaos Makris</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Emmanouil_Manousogiannakis" title="Emmanouil Manousogiannakis">Emmanouil Manousogiannakis</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Nikolaos_Zafeiriou" title="Nikolaos Zafeiriou">Nikolaos Zafeiriou</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Vasileios_Vrachnos" title="Vasileios Vrachnos">Vasileios Vrachnos</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p>The <b>1st Infantry Division "Smyrni"</b> (<a href="/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek</a>: <span lang="el">I Μεραρχία Πεζικού «ΣΜΥΡΝΗ» (Ι ΜΠ)</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Greek" title="Romanization of Greek">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Greek-language romanization"><i lang="el-Latn">I Merarchía Pezikoú "Smýrni"</i></span>) is a historic and elite <a href="/wiki/Division_(military)" title="Division (military)">division</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Hellenic_Army" title="Hellenic Army">Hellenic Army</a>. It was founded in 1897 as an <a href="/wiki/Infantry" title="Infantry">infantry</a> <a href="/wiki/Division_(military)" title="Division (military)">division</a> and has fought in all major conflicts in which <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a> has been involved. During the <a href="/wiki/Balkan_Wars" title="Balkan Wars">Balkan Wars</a>, it acquired the sobriquet <b>"Iron Division"</b> (<a href="/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek</a>: <span lang="el">«Σιδηρά Μεραρχία»</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Greek" title="Romanization of Greek">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Greek-language romanization"><i lang="el-Latn">Sidirá Merarchía</i></span>). </p><p>It is currently headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Veroia" class="mw-redirect" title="Veroia">Veroia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Macedonia_(Greece)" title="Macedonia (Greece)">Macedonia</a>. Despite its title, it is no longer a conventional <a href="/wiki/Infantry_division" class="mw-redirect" title="Infantry division">infantry division</a>, but a formation comprising the various <a href="/wiki/Special_forces" title="Special forces">special forces</a> of the Hellenic Army - a role similar to that once held by the now disbanded <a href="/wiki/3rd_Special_Forces_Division_(Greece)" title="3rd Special Forces Division (Greece)">3rd Special Forces Division</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Infantry_Division_(Greece)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Greco-Turkish_War_of_1897">Greco-Turkish War of 1897</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Infantry_Division_(Greece)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Greco-Turkish War of 1897"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 1st Infantry Division was established in <a href="/wiki/Larissa" title="Larissa">Larissa</a> on 19 March 1897 before the outbreak of, and in response to, the <a href="/wiki/Greco-Turkish_War_(1897)" title="Greco-Turkish War (1897)">Greco-Turkish War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-StratoskaiEnimerwsi_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StratoskaiEnimerwsi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Formed, predominantly, from personnel recruited from <a href="/wiki/Thessaly" title="Thessaly">Thessaly</a>, it originally comprised two infantry brigades (<a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Infantry_Brigade_(Greece)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1st Infantry Brigade (Greece) (page does not exist)">1st</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_Infantry_Brigade_(Greece)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2nd Infantry Brigade (Greece) (page does not exist)">2nd</a>) and three <a href="/wiki/Evzone" class="mw-redirect" title="Evzone">Evzone</a> battalions, and was tasked with the defence of the frontier from the Thermaic Gulf (near the Tria Platania heights) to the Bogazi pass, near <a href="/wiki/Tyrnavos" title="Tyrnavos">Tyrnavos</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its first commander was Major General <a href="/wiki/Nikolaos_Makris" title="Nikolaos Makris">Nikolaos Makris</a>. <sup id="cite_ref-StratoskaiEnimerwsi_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StratoskaiEnimerwsi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Evzones_at_breakfast,_1897.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Evzones_at_breakfast%2C_1897.jpg/200px-Evzones_at_breakfast%2C_1897.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="277" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Evzones_at_breakfast%2C_1897.jpg/300px-Evzones_at_breakfast%2C_1897.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Evzones_at_breakfast%2C_1897.jpg/400px-Evzones_at_breakfast%2C_1897.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1125" data-file-height="1559" /></a><figcaption>Evzones of the 1st Infantry Division at breakfast, Larissa 1897.</figcaption></figure> <p>Based in <a href="/wiki/Rapsani" title="Rapsani">Rapsani</a>, on the division's right flank, was the Nezeros Detachment (Απόσπασμα Νεζερού <i>Apospasma Nezerou</i>), consisting of the three <a href="/wiki/Evzone" class="mw-redirect" title="Evzone">Evzone</a> battalions and two companies from the <a href="/w/index.php?title=5th_Infantry_Regiment_(Greece)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="5th Infantry Regiment (Greece) (page does not exist)">5th Infantry Regiment</a>. The left flank, from Godoman to Bogazi, was controlled by the 2nd Infantry Brigade, based at Tyrnavos. The 1st Infantry Brigade was kept in reserve at Larissa. Divisional Command, under Major-General Nikolaos Makris, was also based in Larissa.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 4 April 1897, an exchange of fire between soldiers from opposing outposts at Bairaktari gradually escalated to skirmishes along the frontier in the Rapsani sector. The next morning, the Nezerou Detachment launched a major attack, captured most of the Turkish outposts and forced a retreat along the line. Turkish counter-attacks were held back on the flanks, but the three Greek battalions defending the center were soon overwhelmed by twenty-two Turkish battalions and five artillery batteries. Greek forces quickly retreated to Mati, leaving the Melouna Pass undefended. As a result, the 2nd Infantry Brigade was also forced to retreat to Mati.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Battle_at_Meluna_Pass,_1897.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Battle_at_Meluna_Pass%2C_1897.jpg/305px-Battle_at_Meluna_Pass%2C_1897.jpg" decoding="async" width="305" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Battle_at_Meluna_Pass%2C_1897.jpg/458px-Battle_at_Meluna_Pass%2C_1897.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Battle_at_Meluna_Pass%2C_1897.jpg/610px-Battle_at_Meluna_Pass%2C_1897.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1527" data-file-height="1128" /></a><figcaption>Panoramic view of the battlefield at the Melouna Pass on the Greco-Turkish border, with Greek positions in the foreground and the advancing Turks beyond, 1897.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Nezeros Detachment was again forced to abandon its positions near Mati on 9 April 1897 and retreat towards the <a href="/wiki/Pineios_(Thessaly)" title="Pineios (Thessaly)">Pineios River</a>. The battle at <a href="/wiki/Deleria" title="Deleria">Deleria</a> on 11 April 1897 resulted in a defeat for the division, which continued their retreat towards <a href="/wiki/Larissa" title="Larissa">Larissa</a>. The 1st Infantry Division, beaten and demoralized, marched towards <a href="/wiki/Farsala" title="Farsala">Farsala</a> where on 23 April 1897, the Turkish Army attacked the Greek 1st and 2nd Brigades on the northern outskirts of the town. In danger of being cut-off and surrounded, the division was able to regroup and retreat to <a href="/wiki/Domokos" title="Domokos">Domokos</a> where they formed a defensive line on the right flank of the Greek Army.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Led by the <a href="/w/index.php?title=3rd_Infantry_Division_(Ottoman_Empire)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="3rd Infantry Division (Ottoman Empire) (page does not exist)">3rd Infantry Division</a>, the Turkish offensive on the right flank of the Greek 1st Infantry Division on 5 May 1897 forced a Greek retreat, again, towards Vouzi. The division's center, under attack by the Turkish <a href="/w/index.php?title=6th_Infantry_Division_(Ottoman_Empire)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="6th Infantry Division (Ottoman Empire) (page does not exist)">6th Infantry Division</a>, also retreated. However, on the left flank, the Greek units were able to defend successfully against the Turkish <a href="/wiki/2nd_Infantry_Division_(Ottoman_Empire)" title="2nd Infantry Division (Ottoman Empire)">2nd Infantry Division</a>. Another Turkish attack on the left flank on 6 May 1897 was repelled, but the 1st Infantry Division was ordered to retreat to, and hold the line, at <a href="/wiki/Lamia_(city)" title="Lamia (city)">Lamia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A ceasefire was agreed at midday on 7 May 1897. The 1st Infantry Division had lost 232 killed and 842 wounded.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Greece's defeat in the <a href="/wiki/Greco-Turkish_War_of_1897" class="mw-redirect" title="Greco-Turkish War of 1897">Greco-Turkish War of 1897</a> had highlighted the many deficiencies of the Greek military. Through the efforts of <a href="/wiki/Georgios_Theotokis" title="Georgios Theotokis">Georgios Theotokis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eleftherios_Venizelos" title="Eleftherios Venizelos">Eleftherios Venizelos</a> plans were put in place to modernize and improve the capabilities of the Greek Army, eventually leading to <a href="/wiki/French_military_mission_to_Greece_(1911%E2%80%9314)" class="mw-redirect" title="French military mission to Greece (1911–14)">French involvement</a> and the adoption of the <a href="/wiki/Triangular_division" title="Triangular division">triangular division</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_Balkan_War">First Balkan War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Infantry_Division_(Greece)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: First Balkan War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the outbreak of the <a href="/wiki/First_Balkan_War" title="First Balkan War">First Balkan War</a>, under the command of <a href="/wiki/Major-General" class="mw-redirect" title="Major-General">Major-General</a> <a href="/wiki/Emmanouil_Manousogiannakis" title="Emmanouil Manousogiannakis">Emmanouil Manousogiannakis</a>, the 1st Infantry Division was attached to the <a href="/wiki/Army_of_Thessaly" title="Army of Thessaly">Army of Thessaly</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-StratoskaiEnimerwsi_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StratoskaiEnimerwsi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The division comprised the following units:<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_Infantry_Regiment_(Greece)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2nd Infantry Regiment (Greece) (page does not exist)">2nd Infantry Regiment</a>, based at <a href="/wiki/Lamia_(city)" title="Lamia (city)">Lamia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=4th_Infantry_Regiment_(Greece)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="4th Infantry Regiment (Greece) (page does not exist)">4th Infantry Regiment</a>, based at <a href="/wiki/Larissa" title="Larissa">Larissa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=5th_Infantry_Regiment_(Greece)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="5th Infantry Regiment (Greece) (page does not exist)">5th Infantry Regiment</a>, based at <a href="/wiki/Trikala" title="Trikala">Trikala</a></li> <li>1st and 2nd Squadrons from the 1st Field Artillery Regiment, based at <a href="/wiki/Larissa" title="Larissa">Larissa</a></li> <li>Engineer Company, based at <a href="/wiki/Larissa" title="Larissa">Larissa</a></li> <li>Support Squadron consisting of field hospital, ambulance, convoy and ordnance troops, based at <a href="/wiki/Larissa" title="Larissa">Larissa</a></li></ul> <p>On 5 October 1912, the division moved to, and recaptured, the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Melouna_Pass&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Melouna Pass (page does not exist)">Melouna Pass</a>. The engagement resulted in the first casualties for the newly reorganized division (9 killed, 20 wounded). Ordered to defend the Tyrnavos-Kazaklar sector while the rest of the Greek Army mobilized, the 1st Division was reinforced by four <a href="/wiki/Evzone" class="mw-redirect" title="Evzone">Evzone</a> battalions. On 6 October 1912, the division attacked well-entrenched Turkish positions on the northern outskirts of <a href="/wiki/Elassona" title="Elassona">Elassona</a>. The battle was hard-fought, with victory for the Greeks secured when forces on the division's right flank captured Turkish positions on the Tsaritsani heights. The Turks were soon forced to abandon their positions around the town.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 1st Division then marched toward <a href="/wiki/Sarantaporo" title="Sarantaporo">Sarantaporo</a>, arriving in the area on the night of 8 October 1912. The <a href="/wiki/VIII_Corps_(Ottoman_Empire)" title="VIII Corps (Ottoman Empire)">Ottoman VIII Corps</a>, ordered to halt the Greek Army's advance north, had retreated and regrouped around the town. On 9 October 1912, during the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Sarantaporo" title="Battle of Sarantaporo">Battle of Sarantaporo</a>, the 1st Infantry Division, along with the 2nd and 3rd divisions, began a full frontal assault on Turkish positions. Withstanding heavy casualties during their advance, primarily due to accurate Turkish artillery barrage, the 1st Division managed to capture a shoulder and two nearby hillocks. On the division's right wing, the Konstantinopoulos Evzone Detachment (Απόσπασμα Ευζώνων Κωνσταντινόπουλου <i>Apospasma Evzonon Konstadinopoulou</i>) was able to advance and capture Turkish positions at <a href="/wiki/Livadi" title="Livadi">Livadi</a>. The Greek 4th Infantry Division, in the meantime, had broken through Turkish lines on the western flank and captured the Porta Pass.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the night of 9 October 1912 Turkish forces, taking advantage of the bad weather, retreated and escaped encirclement. A Turkish battalion remained, facing the Konstantinopoulos Detachment's positions at Livadi, oblivious to their comrades' retreat. On the morning of 10 October 1912, the Evzones attacked the Turks, forcing them to retreat to Neochori.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The two-day battle had cost the 1st Infantry Division 53 killed (5 officers and 48 enlisted) and 399 wounded (12 officers and 387 enlisted).<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_Balkan_War">Second Balkan War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Infantry_Division_(Greece)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Second Balkan War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 1st Infantry Division was ordered to the area between <a href="/wiki/Lake_Volvi" title="Lake Volvi">Lake Volvi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lake_Koroneia" title="Lake Koroneia">Lake Langada</a>, east of <a href="/wiki/Thessaloniki" title="Thessaloniki">Thessaloniki</a>, at the outbreak of the <a href="/wiki/Second_Balkan_War" title="Second Balkan War">Second Balkan War</a>. On 19 June 1913, the division assaulted Bulgarian positions at <a href="/wiki/Ossa,_Thessaloniki" title="Ossa, Thessaloniki">Ossa</a>, taking the town the same day. The assault cost the division 9 killed and 79 wounded. The following day, with the arrival of the <a href="/wiki/6th_Infantry_Division_(Greece)" title="6th Infantry Division (Greece)">6th Infantry Division</a>, which had just lost 530 men in the successful capture of the Dichalo-Klepe line, two divisions marched north to engage the <a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Bulgarian Army">Bulgarian Army</a>, which had heavily entrenched itself around <a href="/wiki/Lachanas" title="Lachanas">Lahanas</a>. The 1st Infantry Division assaulted and captured Vertiskos, then joined its left flank with the 6th Division's right, which had arrived from the west. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lahanas1913.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Lahanas1913.jpg/290px-Lahanas1913.jpg" decoding="async" width="290" height="215" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Lahanas1913.jpg/435px-Lahanas1913.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Lahanas1913.jpg/580px-Lahanas1913.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1355" data-file-height="1005" /></a><figcaption>The 1st Infantry Division attacking Bulgarian lines during the Battle of Lachanas, 1913.</figcaption></figure> <p>On 20 June 1913 the two divisions <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kilkis%E2%80%93Lachanas" title="Battle of Kilkis–Lachanas">attacked</a> the main Bulgarian defensive lines at <a href="/wiki/Lachanas" title="Lachanas">Lachanas</a> while encountering a heavy barrage from well-positioned Bulgarian artillery. The Bulgarians tenaciously defended their positions, repelling Greek attacks until night, when there was a break in the battle. On the morning of 21 June 1913, the 5th Infantry Regiment was ordered to detach and prepare to move to assist Greek forces engaged at <a href="/wiki/Kilkis" title="Kilkis">Kilkis</a>. The Bulgarians, observing the Greek 3/5 Battalion's withdrawal, launched an attack on the 1/5 Battalion's positions near the town of Kydonia, forcing it to retreat with heavy losses. The commander of the 5th Infantry Regiment, seeing the town fall, took personal command of the 2/5 Battalion and launched a successful counter-attack on the advancing Bulgarians.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On the afternoon of 21 June 1913 the two Greek divisions, in coordination with artillery, launched an assault on the defensive lines of the Bulgarians, forcing their disorderly retreat towards the <a href="/wiki/Struma_(river)" title="Struma (river)">River Strymon</a>. The 1st Infantry Division lost 11 officers and 180 enlisted soldiers killed in the engagement, including the commander of the 4th Infantry Regiment – Colonel Ioannis Papakyriazis. The wounded were 30 officers and 836 enlisted soldiers, with 211 missing in action.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Soon after the battle, the 1st, along with the 6th and 7th divisions, were formed into an Army Section with the purpose of discovering and eliminating Bulgarian forces in the area around <a href="/wiki/Sidirokastro" title="Sidirokastro">Sidirokastro</a>. Commanded by Manousogiannakis, the section began its mission on 26 June 1913, fighting its way towards Sidirokastron and eventually taking the town. However, the Bulgarian 3rd Infantry Division managed to escape capture by retreating through the <a href="/wiki/Rupel_Pass" class="mw-redirect" title="Rupel Pass">Rupel Pass</a>. The two-day battle cost the 1st Division 4 killed, 75 wounded and 36 missing.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bulgarian forces regrouped at <a href="/wiki/Kresna_Gorge" title="Kresna Gorge">Kresna Gorge</a> to avoid encirclement with orders to hold the line along Ruggen, <a href="/wiki/Kresna" title="Kresna">Kresna</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pirin" title="Pirin">Pirin</a>. Greek GHQ ordered four divisions, including the 1st, to find a way to break through the Bulgarian line. During the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kresna_Gorge" title="Battle of Kresna Gorge">Battle of Kresna Gorge</a>, the 1st Infantry Division managed to drive back the Bulgarian rear-guard and capture a foothold at the southern end of the Kresna pass.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Bulgarian <a href="/wiki/Second_Army_(Bulgaria)" title="Second Army (Bulgaria)">2nd</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fourth_Army_(Bulgaria)" title="Fourth Army (Bulgaria)">4th Armies</a>, recently arrived from the Serbian front, ambushed Greek forces but were soon beaten back. The 1st Division advanced towards the stronghold of <a href="/wiki/Simitli" title="Simitli">Simitli</a>, which it captured<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after a two-day battle and the loss of 42 killed and 349 wounded.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-Balkan_Wars_period_and_World_War_I">Post-Balkan Wars period and World War I</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Infantry_Division_(Greece)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Post-Balkan Wars period and World War I"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In August 1913, the division was subordinated to the newly formed <a href="/wiki/I_Army_Corps_(Greece)" title="I Army Corps (Greece)">I Army Corps</a> at its peacetime garrison at Larissa.<sup id="cite_ref-StratoskaiEnimerwsi_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StratoskaiEnimerwsi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the <a href="/wiki/National_Schism" title="National Schism">National Schism</a>, the division was demobilized and effectively disbanded in 1916. </p><p>In 1917, when Greece joined <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> on the side of the <a href="/wiki/Entente_Powers" class="mw-redirect" title="Entente Powers">Entente Powers</a>, the division was reconstituted as part of I Corps, and fought in the <a href="/wiki/Macedonian_front" title="Macedonian front">Macedonian front</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-StratoskaiEnimerwsi_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StratoskaiEnimerwsi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Asia_Minor_Campaign">Asia Minor Campaign</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Infantry_Division_(Greece)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Asia Minor Campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On the afternoon of 11 May 1919, the commander of the 1st Infantry Division, <a href="/wiki/Colonel" title="Colonel">Colonel</a> <a href="/wiki/Nikolaos_Zafeiriou" title="Nikolaos Zafeiriou">Nikolaos Zafeiriou</a>, received orders to mobilize the division for deployment at the port of <a href="/wiki/Kavala" title="Kavala">Kavala</a>. As a component of the <a href="/wiki/I_Army_Corps_(Greece)" title="I Army Corps (Greece)">I Army Corps</a>, the division consisted of the following units:<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1/38_Evzone_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="1/38 Evzone Regiment">1/38 Evzone Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=4th_Infantry_Regiment_(Greece)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="4th Infantry Regiment (Greece) (page does not exist)">4th Infantry Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=5th_Infantry_Regiment_(Greece)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="5th Infantry Regiment (Greece) (page does not exist)">5th Infantry Regiment</a></li> <li>a Cavalry half-company</li> <li>1st and 2nd Squadrons from the 1st Field Artillery Regiment</li> <li>Two Engineer Companies.</li></ul> <p>On 15 May 1919, the division <a href="/wiki/Greek_landing_at_Smyrna" title="Greek landing at Smyrna">landed at Smyrna</a>. The 1/38 Evzone Regiment was forced to land north of where it was to be stationed and had to march southward, past the Ottoman <a href="/wiki/Konak_(residence)" title="Konak (residence)">Konak</a> and Turkish barracks. A shot was fired by Turkish journalist <a href="/wiki/Hasan_Tahsin" title="Hasan Tahsin">Hasan Tahsin</a>, killing the Greek standard-bearer and resulting in the Greek troops attacking the Konak and barracks, whose troops surrendered and were subsequently escorted to a prison ship. The incident was the catalyst for an outbreak of violence and disorder in the city, which lasted for days. The first phase of the <a href="/wiki/Greco-Turkish_War_(1919%E2%80%931922)" title="Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)">Asia Minor Campaign</a> had begun.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 1st Infantry Division was soon ordered to occupy the <a href="/wiki/Vilayet_of_Aydin" class="mw-redirect" title="Vilayet of Aydin">Vilayet of Aydin</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Menderes_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Menderes River">Menderes River</a> (<a href="/wiki/Meander" title="Meander">Meander</a>) valley (including the towns of <a href="/wiki/Ayd%C4%B1n" title="Aydın">Aydın</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manisa" title="Manisa">Manisa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Turgutlu" title="Turgutlu">Turgutlu</a>). On 27 June 1919 a Greek patrol, from one of the two Greek regiments based at Aydın, was attacked by irregular Turkish forces of <a href="/wiki/Y%C3%B6r%C3%BCk_Ali_Efe" title="Yörük Ali Efe">Yörük Ali Efe</a> at Malgaç train station, south of the town. In retaliation, surrounding villages were burned by Greek detachments but they were soon repulsed and pushed back towards Aydin. Surrounded and under heavy attack by the Turks, Greek soldiers evacuated on 30 June 1919, allowing Yörük Ali's irregulars to take control of the town. With the help of reinforcements sent by General Nider, the Greeks recaptured Aydin on 4 July 1919. Most of the casualties in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Ayd%C4%B1n" title="Battle of Aydın">Battle of Aydın</a> were civilians, both Turkish and Greek, victims of atrocities by Greek soldiers and Turkish irregulars, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Between March and June 1920 the 1st Division had moved to the northern edge of the Smyrna Zone in preparation for a major offensive on 10 June 1920. Units of the Greek I Army Corps began their attack on Turkish forces, the 1st Division advancing towards the Ovacik-Keles-Chaous Dag line. The offensive, which inflicted heavy losses on the Ottoman Army, saw Greek forces advance and secure the area as far east as <a href="/wiki/Ala%C5%9Fehir" title="Alaşehir">Alaşehir</a>. Less than a week after the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_S%C3%A8vres" title="Treaty of Sèvres">Treaty of Sèvres</a>, the Greek I Army Corps advanced to <a href="/wiki/U%C5%9Fak" title="Uşak">Uşak</a>, with the 1st Division establishing its headquarters at Buladan. Greek Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos was <a href="/wiki/Greek_legislative_election,_1920" class="mw-redirect" title="Greek legislative election, 1920">voted out of power</a> on 1 November 1920, forcing his withdrawal from politics. With the recall of King Constantine I on 6 December 1920 by a plebiscite, the <a href="/wiki/United_Opposition_(Greece)" title="United Opposition (Greece)">anti-Venizelists</a> took the opportunity to dismiss many experienced, yet pro-Venizelist, officers from their commands in Asia Minor, replacing them with inexperienced, but politically reliable, officers.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Greco-Italian_War">Greco-Italian War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Infantry_Division_(Greece)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Greco-Italian War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the <a href="/wiki/Italian_invasion_of_Greece" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian invasion of Greece">Italian invasion of Greece</a> from <a href="/wiki/Albania" title="Albania">Albania</a> on 28 October 1940, the 1st Division, under Major General <a href="/wiki/Vasileios_Vrachnos" title="Vasileios Vrachnos">Vasileios Vrachnos</a>, was one of the first Greek units sent to confront the invasion. The division played a crucial role in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Pindus" title="Battle of Pindus">Battle of Pindus</a>, defeating the elite <a href="/wiki/3rd_Alpine_Division_Julia" class="mw-redirect" title="3rd Alpine Division Julia">3rd Alpine Division Julia</a>, and again during the repulsion of the <a href="/wiki/Italian_Spring_Offensive" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian Spring Offensive">Italian Spring Offensive</a> of March 1941, at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Hill_731" title="Battle of Hill 731">Battle of Hill 731</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-StratoskaiEnimerwsi_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StratoskaiEnimerwsi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the <a href="/wiki/German_invasion_of_Greece" title="German invasion of Greece">German invasion of Greece</a> and the capitulation of the Greek army, the division was disbanded. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-war_period">Post-war period</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Infantry_Division_(Greece)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Post-war period"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 1st Division was reconstituted at <a href="/wiki/Lamia_(city)" title="Lamia (city)">Lamia</a> in March 1948, and took part in the operations of the final year of the <a href="/wiki/Greek_Civil_War" title="Greek Civil War">Greek Civil War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-StratoskaiEnimerwsi_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StratoskaiEnimerwsi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Between 1950 and 1954, it was moved to <a href="/wiki/Konitsa" title="Konitsa">Konitsa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tyrnavos" title="Tyrnavos">Tyrnavos</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Katerini" title="Katerini">Katerini</a>, before being disbanded and converted to a reserve cadre formation, based at Larissa and later at <a href="/wiki/Volos" title="Volos">Volos</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-StratoskaiEnimerwsi_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StratoskaiEnimerwsi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The division was mobilized in 1974, during the crisis around the <a href="/wiki/Turkish_invasion_of_Cyprus" title="Turkish invasion of Cyprus">Turkish invasion of Cyprus</a>, and placed under the command of <a href="/wiki/II_Army_Corps_(Greece)" title="II Army Corps (Greece)">II Army Corps</a>, moving its headquarters to <a href="/wiki/Giannitsa" title="Giannitsa">Giannitsa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-StratoskaiEnimerwsi_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StratoskaiEnimerwsi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 4 March 1998, the division was converted to an operational headquarters for II Corps, moving on 30 June 2003 to <a href="/w/index.php?title=Agia_Varvara,_Imathia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Agia Varvara, Imathia (page does not exist)">Agia Varvara, Imathia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-StratoskaiEnimerwsi_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StratoskaiEnimerwsi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Greek_Army_-_IFOR_-_Bosnian_elections.JPEG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Greek_Army_-_IFOR_-_Bosnian_elections.JPEG/200px-Greek_Army_-_IFOR_-_Bosnian_elections.JPEG" decoding="async" width="200" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Greek_Army_-_IFOR_-_Bosnian_elections.JPEG/300px-Greek_Army_-_IFOR_-_Bosnian_elections.JPEG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Greek_Army_-_IFOR_-_Bosnian_elections.JPEG/400px-Greek_Army_-_IFOR_-_Bosnian_elections.JPEG 2x" data-file-width="1268" data-file-height="1012" /></a><figcaption>Greek IFOR soldiers safeguarding elections in Bosnia, 1996.</figcaption></figure> <p>In the 1990s and 2000s, the 1st Division oversaw the training and deployment of Greek peacekeeping forces in the Balkans: in <a href="/wiki/Bosnia" class="mw-redirect" title="Bosnia">Bosnia</a> (<a href="/wiki/IFOR" class="mw-redirect" title="IFOR">IFOR</a>–<a href="/wiki/SFOR" class="mw-redirect" title="SFOR">SFOR</a>), <a href="/wiki/Albania" title="Albania">Albania</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Albanian_unrest_of_1997" class="mw-redirect" title="Albanian unrest of 1997">Albanian unrest of 1997</a> (<a href="/wiki/Operation_Alba" title="Operation Alba">Operation Alba</a>), and <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a> (<a href="/wiki/ISAF" class="mw-redirect" title="ISAF">ISAF</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-StratoskaiEnimerwsi_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StratoskaiEnimerwsi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following a major reorganization of the Hellenic Army in 2013, the division moved to <a href="/wiki/Veroia" class="mw-redirect" title="Veroia">Veroia</a> and took over most of the operational responsibilities of II Corps, which was disbanded, and took under its command the Army's special forces, marines, and air-mobile forces.<sup id="cite_ref-StratoskaiEnimerwsi_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StratoskaiEnimerwsi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result, 1st Division has no specific geographic <a href="/wiki/Area_of_responsibility" title="Area of responsibility">area of responsibility</a>, but is an elite intervention force under the operational control of the Chief of the <a href="/wiki/Hellenic_National_Defence_General_Staff" title="Hellenic National Defence General Staff">Hellenic National Defence General Staff</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-StratoskaiEnimerwsi_1-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StratoskaiEnimerwsi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The division continues to be responsible for many of the Hellenic Army's international obligations: the 71st Airmobile Brigade, the 1st Army Aviation Brigade, and II Raider Squadron form part of the <a href="/wiki/NATO_Response_Force" title="NATO Response Force">NATO Response Force</a> under <a href="/wiki/NRDC-GR" class="mw-redirect" title="NRDC-GR">NRDC-GR</a> headquarters, while the 71st Airmobile Brigade participates in the <a href="/wiki/Balkan_Battlegroup" title="Balkan Battlegroup">Balkan Battlegroup</a>, and the 32nd Marines Brigade in the <a href="/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93Italian_Amphibious_Battlegroup" title="Spanish–Italian Amphibious Battlegroup">Spanish–Italian Amphibious Battlegroup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-StratoskaiEnimerwsi_1-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StratoskaiEnimerwsi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organization">Organization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Infantry_Division_(Greece)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap 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style="top:35.586%;left:35.802%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="32 Marine"><img alt="32 Marine" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/6px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/9px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/12px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><a href="/wiki/Volos" title="Volos">32 Marine</a></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:15.766%;left:35.34%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="71 Airmobile"><img alt="71 Airmobile" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Cyan_pog.svg/9px-Cyan_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Cyan_pog.svg/12px-Cyan_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:4px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><a href="/wiki/Stefanovikeio" title="Stefanovikeio">1 Aviation</a></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:54.279%;left:42.747%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="13 Special Ops"><img alt="13 Special Ops" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/6px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/9px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Blue_0080ff_pog.svg/12px-Blue_0080ff_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:4px"><div style="background-color:white"><small><a href="/wiki/Athens" title="Athens">13 Special Ops</a></small></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Greece_location_map.svg" title="File:Greece location map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Locations of 1st Infantry Division units.</div></div></div></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hellenic_Army_1_Infantry_Division.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Hellenic_Army_1_Infantry_Division.png/420px-Hellenic_Army_1_Infantry_Division.png" decoding="async" width="420" height="372" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Hellenic_Army_1_Infantry_Division.png/630px-Hellenic_Army_1_Infantry_Division.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Hellenic_Army_1_Infantry_Division.png/840px-Hellenic_Army_1_Infantry_Division.png 2x" data-file-width="1338" data-file-height="1184" /></a><figcaption><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">I Infantry Division organisation 2020 (click to enlarge).</div></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1st_Infantry_Division_Emblem_Greece.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e5/1st_Infantry_Division_Emblem_Greece.jpg/30px-1st_Infantry_Division_Emblem_Greece.jpg" decoding="async" width="30" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e5/1st_Infantry_Division_Emblem_Greece.jpg/45px-1st_Infantry_Division_Emblem_Greece.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e5/1st_Infantry_Division_Emblem_Greece.jpg/60px-1st_Infantry_Division_Emblem_Greece.jpg 2x" data-file-width="365" data-file-height="272" /></a></span> <b>1st Infantry Division</b>, based at <a href="/wiki/Veroia" class="mw-redirect" title="Veroia">Veroia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Macedonia_(Greece)" title="Macedonia (Greece)">Macedonia</a> <ul><li>Division Headquarters Company (ΛΣ/Ι ΜΠ)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1st_Paratroopers_Brigade_(Greece)" class="mw-redirect" title="1st Paratroopers Brigade (Greece)">1st Paratroopers Brigade</a>, based at <a href="/wiki/Rentina,_Thessaloniki" title="Rentina, Thessaloniki">Rentina</a>, <a href="/wiki/Macedonia_(Greece)" title="Macedonia (Greece)">Macedonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_Special_Operations_Command" title="13th Special Operations Command">13th Special Operations Command</a> - based in <a href="/wiki/Athens" title="Athens">Athens</a>, <a href="/wiki/Attica" title="Attica">Attica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/32nd_Marines_Brigade_(Greece)" title="32nd Marines Brigade (Greece)">32nd Marine Brigade</a>, based at <a href="/wiki/Volos" title="Volos">Volos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thessaly" title="Thessaly">Thessaly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/71st_Airmobile_Brigade_(Greece)" title="71st Airmobile Brigade (Greece)">71st Airmobile Brigade</a>, based at <a href="/wiki/Nea_Santa" title="Nea Santa">Nea Santa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Macedonia_(Greece)" title="Macedonia (Greece)">Macedonia</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1st_Army_Aviation_Brigade_of_the_Hellenic_Army_(insignia).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/1st_Army_Aviation_Brigade_of_the_Hellenic_Army_%28insignia%29.jpg/30px-1st_Army_Aviation_Brigade_of_the_Hellenic_Army_%28insignia%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/1st_Army_Aviation_Brigade_of_the_Hellenic_Army_%28insignia%29.jpg/45px-1st_Army_Aviation_Brigade_of_the_Hellenic_Army_%28insignia%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/1st_Army_Aviation_Brigade_of_the_Hellenic_Army_%28insignia%29.jpg/60px-1st_Army_Aviation_Brigade_of_the_Hellenic_Army_%28insignia%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="99" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/1st_Army_Aviation_Brigade_(Greece)" title="1st Army Aviation Brigade (Greece)">1st Army Aviation Brigade</a>, based at <a href="/wiki/Stefanovikio" class="mw-redirect" title="Stefanovikio">Stefanovikio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thessaly" title="Thessaly">Thessaly</a></li> <li>1st Signal Battalion (1ο ΤΔΒ)</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Emblem_and_Motto">Emblem and Motto</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Infantry_Division_(Greece)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Emblem and Motto"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The emblem depicts a <i>tsaroúhi</i>, the traditional footwear of the <a href="/wiki/Evzones" title="Evzones">Evzones</a>, and a bayonet. </p><p>The motto of the I Infantry Division is <b>"(Like The) Wind"</b> (<a href="/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek</a>: <span lang="el"><b>Αέρα</b></span>|translit=Aéra), the traditional battle cry of Greek infantrymen when attacking the enemy. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1st_Infantry_Division_(Greece)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol 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title="21st Armoured Brigade (Greece)">21st Armoured Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/23rd_Armoured_Brigade_(Greece)" title="23rd Armoured Brigade (Greece)">23rd Armoured Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/25th_Armoured_Brigade_(Greece)" title="25th Armoured Brigade (Greece)">25th Armoured Brigade</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/12th_Mechanized_Infantry_Division_(Greece)" title="12th Mechanized Infantry Division (Greece)">12th Mechanized Infantry Division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/7th_Mechanized_Infantry_Brigade_(Greece)" title="7th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Greece)">7th Mechanized Infantry Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/31st_Mechanized_Infantry_Brigade_(Greece)" title="31st 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(Greece)">29th Mechanized Infantry Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/50th_Mechanized_Infantry_Brigade_(Greece)" title="50th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Greece)">50th Mechanized Infantry Brigade</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#4682B4; color:white;;width:1%;padding:0.35em 1.0em; line-height:1.1; text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Military_Command_of_the_Interior_and_Islands_(Greece)" class="mw-redirect" title="Supreme Military Command of the Interior and Islands (Greece)"><span style="color:white">ASDEN</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Airmobile_Brigade_(Greece)" title="5th Airmobile Brigade (Greece)">5th Airmobile Brigade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/88th_Military_Command_(Greece)" title="88th Military Command (Greece)">88th Military Command</a></li> </div><table class="nowraplinks 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