21st Armoured Brigade (Greece)

21st Armoured Brigade "Pindus Cavalry"
21st Armoured Brigade "Pindus Cavalry"
XXI Τεθωρακισμ?νη Ταξιαρχ?α ≪Ταξιαρχ?α Ιππικο? Π?νδο?≫
	Emblem of the 21st Armoured Brigade
Active	1970?today
Country	Greece
Branch	Hellenic Army
Type	Armoured
Size	5 Battalions
Part of	16th Mechanized Infantry Division (Greece)
Garrison/HQ	Komotini , Western Thrace
Motto(s)	Not how many, but where ; Ου π?σοι αλλ? που ; Ou posi alla pou

The 21st Armoured Brigade "Pindus Cavalry" ( Greek : XXI Τεθωρακισμ?νη Ταξιαρχ?α ≪Ταξιαρχ?α Ιππικο? Π?νδο?≫, XXI ΤΘΤ ) is a tank formation of the Hellenic Army , based in Komotini , Western Thrace .

History [ edit ]

The 21st Armoured Brigade was planned in 1968, but delays in acquiring the necessary equipment meant that it began forming at Litochoro on 1 December 1970, and was moved to the Komotini - Alexandroupoli area in September 1971. ^[1]^[2] Upon the completion of its formation in 1971, the Brigade comprised the 211th and 212th Medium Tank Battalions (211 & 212 ΕΜΑ), the 21st Reconnaissance Company (21 ΙΛΑΝ), and various support companies. ^[1]

From 1977 on, all its sub-units have been concentrated at Komotini. ^[2] On 1 December 2000, it received the honorific title " Pindus Cavalry Brigade". ^[2]

Structure [ edit ]

21st Armoured Brigade "Pindus Cavalry"

HQ Company (ΙΣΤ)
211th Medium Tank Battalion (211 ΕΜΑ)
212th Medium Tank Battalion (212 ΕΜΑ)
646 Mechanized Infantry Battalion (646 M/K ΤΠ)
140 Self Propelled Artillery Battalion (140 Α/K ΜΠΒ)
21st Engineer Company (21 ΛΜΧ)
21st Signal Company (21 ΛΔΒ)
21st Support Battalion (21 ΕΥΠ)

References [ edit ]

^ ^a ^b Hellenic Army General Staff, Training Directorate/3a (March 1995). Ιστορ?α Ιππικο? - Τεθωρακισμ?νων [ History of the Cavalry?Armour ]. Athens: Hellenic Army Printing Office. p. 77. {{ cite book }}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link )
^ ^a ^b ^c Ενημερωτικ?? οδηγ?? νεοτοποθετημ?νων στελεχ?ν στη Φρουρ? Κομοτην?? (PDF) (in Greek). Komotini Garrison Command. February 2010. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015 . Retrieved 31 March 2014 .

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[History77-1] Hellenic Army General Staff, Training Directorate/3a (March 1995). Ιστορ?α Ιππικο? - Τεθωρακισμ?νων [ History of the Cavalry?Armour ]. Athens: Hellenic Army Printing Office. p. 77. {{ cite book }}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link )

[History-2] Ενημερωτικ?? οδηγ?? νεοτοποθετημ?νων στελεχ?ν στη Φρουρ? Κομοτην?? (PDF) (in Greek). Komotini Garrison Command. February 2010. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015 . Retrieved 31 March 2014 .

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