The 6th Infantry Regiment "Himarra" ( Greek : 6ο Σ?νταγμα Πεζικο? ≪ΧΕΙΜΑΡΡΑ≫, 6ο ΣΠ ) was a historic unit of the Hellenic Army .

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The regiment was formed in 1877 in Arta . It fought in the Epirus front of the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 . During the First Balkan War of 1912?13 it took part in the battles of Sarantaporo , Giannitsa and the operations in western Macedonia and Northern Epirus , advancing as far as Kleisoura . The regiment also fought in the Battle of Kilkis-Lahanas and the other operations of the Second Balkan War (1913). ^[1]

In 1918 it fought in the Macedonian front of World War I under French command, while in 1920 it took part in the operations in Eastern Thrace , before being transferred to the front in Asia Minor , where it remained until the Greek retreat in 1922. ^[1] During the Greco-Italian War of 1940?41, the regiment captured Argyrokastro and Himarra . ^[1] It was disbanded after the German invasion of Greece and the surrender of the Greek Army in April 1941.

After the end of World War II , on 16 March 1946 a training centre for new recruits (Κ?ντρο Εκπα?δευση? Νεοσυλλ?κτων, ΚΕΝ) was established at Corinth , which on 20 September 1965 received the designation "6th Infantry Regiment". On 23 November 2000, the regiment received the honorific name "Himarra". ^[1] For its wartime service, the regiment had been twice decorated with the highest Greek military distinction, the Commander's Cross of the Cross of Valour , the first time on 19 June 1921 for the Asia Minor Campaign, and the second on 28 May 1941 for the Greco-Italian War.

The regiment and the training centre were disbanded in February 2013.

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