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Hellenic Army
Summary
The Hellenic Army (Ellinikós Stratós, sometimes abbreviated as ΕΣ), formed in 1828, is the land force of Greece. The term Hellenic is the endogenous synonym for Greek. The Hellenic Army is the largest of the three branches of the Hellenic Armed Forces, also constituted by the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) and the Hellenic Navy (HN). The army is commanded by the chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff (HAGS), which in turn is under the command of Hellenic National Defence General Staff (HNDGS).
The motto of the Hellenic Army is Ἐλεύθερον τὸ Εὔψυχον ('Freedom stems from valour'), from Thucydides's History of the Peloponnesian War (2.43.4), a remembrance of the ancient warriors that defended Greek lands in old times. The Hellenic Army Emblem is the two-headed eagle with a Greek Cross escutcheon in the centre.
The Hellenic Army is also the main contributor to, and "lead nation" of, the Balkan Battle Group, a combined-arms rapid-response force under the EU Battlegroup structure.
The main missions of the Hellenic Army are the defence of the state's independence and integrity, the safeguarding of national territory, and the decisive contribution to the achievement of the country's policy objectives.
During peacetime, the Army has the following main objectives:
The maintenance of high operational readiness for the prevention and effective confrontation of dangers and threats, as well as the ensuring of rapid response capability.
The contribution to international security and peace.
The contribution to activities of social aid and the support of state services for the confrontation of emergency situations.
History of the Hellenic Army and Timeline of the Hellenic Army
Image:AlexanderYpsilantisPruth.jpg|''[[Alexander Ypsilantis]] (in [[Sacred Band (1821)|Sacred Band]] uniform) crosses the Pruth'', starting the [[Greek War of Independence]]. Painting by [[Peter von Hess]]
File:Prince Demitrios Ipsilantis, President of the Legislative Body of the Greek Government in 1822 - Friedel Adam De - 1830.
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