Greece: Army on Mobilization, October 28, 1940
v.1.0 March 24, 2002

Source: Dr. Leo Niehorster
http://www.freeport-tech.com/WWII/027_greece/40-10-28/40-10-28_army.html
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Independent

 

6th Infantry Division

Crete

8th Infantry Division

Epirus; reinforced with 1 arty bn and AAA units

UI Cavalry Division

 

 

 

I Corps

 

2nd Infantry Division

Athens

3rd Infantry Division

Patros, Peleponneses; bde at Chakis, Euboea

4th Infantry Division

Nauplion, Peleponneses

 

 

II Corps

 

1st Infantry Division

Larissa, Thessalonike

9th Infantry Division

Kozani, West Macedonia

4th Infantry Brigade

Florina, West Macedonia

5th Infantry Brigade

Trikkala, West Macedonia

16th Infantry Brigade

Larrisa, Thessalonike

 

 

III Corps

 

6th Infantry Division

Serra, East Macedonia

10th Infantry Division

Verroia, East Macedonia

11th Infantry Division

Salonika, East Macedonia

17th Infantry Division

Salonika, East Macedonia

 

 

IV Corps

 

7th Infantry Division

Drama, East Macedonia

14th Infantry Division

Xanthi, East Macedonia

 

 

V Corps

 

12th Infantry Division

Komotini, Thrace

13th Infantry Division

Aegean Archipelego

Each corps had assigned a cavalry battalion, an artillery regiment of 28 tubes, an AAA regiment of 34 guns, AAA companies, and an engineer battalion. In some corps, these corps troops had less artillery.

In addition, there were:

-         3 fortress regiments

-         2 fortress battalions

-         16 fortress companies

-         20 L of C/security companies

-         2 infantry battalions

-         4 infantry companies

-         2 machinegun battalions

-         1 AA battalion (8 guns)

-         1 artillery regiment (36 tubes)

-         2 engineer battalions

-         8 engineer companies

Thus, the Greek Army was almost entirely infantry, with  little by way of corps and army troops. Even the divisions were very lightly equipped, with fewer heavy weapons than a British brigade. A division had:

-         3 infantry regiments (each 2 X 65mm mountain guns, 4 X 81mm mortars, and a reconnaissance platoon)

-         6 infantry battalions (2 per regiment; 3 rifle companies each with 6 LMGs, 1 company with 4 HMG)

-         1 reconnaissance battalion (2 reconnaissance companies each with 6 LMGs, one company 12 HMGs)

-         1 artillery regiment (two battalions of two batteries each; total regiment 8 75mm and 8 105mm howitzers)

-         1 engineer company

-         2 signals companies

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