The Central Macedonia Army Section ( Greek : Τμ?μα Στρατι?? Κεντρικ?? Μακεδον?α?, ΤΣΚΜ , Tmima Stratias Kentrikis Makedonias , TSKM ) was an army corps -level command of the Hellenic Army established on 6 March 1941. It was commanded by Lt. General Ioannis Kotoulas and comprised the 12th Infantry Division and the 20th Infantry Division . On 28 March it was assigned to Henry Maitland Wilson 's 'W' Force , holding the Vermion Mountains ? Haliacmon line. It was defeated and dissolved in mid-April 1941 during the German invasion of Greece .

Order of battle (6 April 1941) [ edit ]

• 20th Infantry Division (Maj. General Christos Karassos ) ^[1]
• 12th Infantry Division (Col. Georgios Karambatos ) ^[1]
• 10th Frontier Sector (Col. of the Reserve Aristotelis Sergios ) ^[1]
• Field Artillery Battalion ^[2]
• 150mm Skoda Howitzer Battalion ^[2]
• 85mm Artillery Battery ^[2]
• Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion ^[2]
• Support units ^[2]

Leadership [ edit ]

Commanders [ edit ]

• Lt. General of the Reserve, Ioannis Kotoulas (6 March ? 8 April 1941) ^[3]
• Maj. General Christos Karassos (8?20 April 1941) ^[3]

Chiefs of staff [ edit ]

• Col. Antonios Peppas (3?19 March 1941) ^[3]
• Col. Konstantinos Papadopoulos (19 March ? 20 April 1941) ^[3]

Headquarters [ edit ]

• Kozani (6 March 1941) ^[3]
• Perdikkas (9 April 1941) ^[3]
• Kivotos (14 April 1941) ^[3]
• Ioannina (16 April 1941) ^[3]
• Metsovo (18 April 1941) ^[3]

References [ edit ]

Sources [ edit ]

• Hellenic Army History Directorate (1997). An Abridged History of the Greek-Italian and Greek-German War, 1940-1941 (Land Operations) . Athens: Hellenic Army General Staff, Army History Directorate. ISBN   9789607897015 .
• Koliopoulos, Ioannis S. (1976?1977). "Η στρατιωτικ? και πολιτικ? κρ?ση στην Ελλ?δα τον Απρ?λιο του 1941" [The Military and Political Crisis in Greece in April 1941] (PDF) . Μν?μων (in Greek). 6 : 53?74. doi : 10.12681/mnimon.174 .

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