8th Motorized Infantry Brigade (Greece)

8th Motorized Infantry Brigade
8η Μηχανοποιημένη Ταξιαρχία Πεζικού (8η Μ/Π ΤΑΞ ΠΖ)
Active	2013 - Present
Country	Greece
Branch	Hellenic Army
Type	Motorized infantry
Size	5 Battalions
Part of	III Army Corps
Garrison/HQ	Ioannina, Epirus
Motto(s)	ΟΧΙ "NO"
Anniversaries	28 October 1940
Engagements	Battle of Elaia–Kalamas Greco-Italian War

The 8th Motorized Infantry Brigade (Greek: 8η Μηχανοποιημένη Ταξιαρχία Πεζικού, 8η Μ/Π ΤΑΞ ΠΖ) is a motorized infantry brigade of the Hellenic Army. Based in Ioannina, it is one of the most historic units of the Hellenic Army, tracing its ancestry to the 8th Infantry Division (Greek: VIII Μεραρχία Πεζικού).

In a wide-ranging army reorganization in 2013, the division was reduced in size and converted into a motorized infantry brigade.^[1]

Organization

Divisional HQ and support units

• HQ Company (ΛΣ VIII Μ/Π ΤΑΞ ΠΖ) based at Ioannina.
• 708th Engineer Battalion (708ο ΤΜΧ)
• 708th Logistic Battalion (708ο ΤΥΠ)

Combat elements

• 8th Reconnaissance Squadron (8η ΕΑΝ), located in Kalpaki.
• 628th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (628 M/Κ ΤΠ) based at Filiates.
• 583rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion (583 M/Κ ΤΠ) based at Konitsa.
• 625th Mechanized Infantry Battalion Recruit Training Center-Special Training Center (625 Μ/Π ΤΠ KEN-ΕΚΕ) located at Ioannina.

References and links

This page was last edited on 1 March 2024, at 04:40