20th Armored Division (Greece)
- 20th Armored Division (Greece)
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= XX Armored Division
caption= Flag of the XX Armored Division
dates=
country= Greece
branch= Hellenic Army
type= Armored
role=
size= 3 Brigades
command_structure= IV Army Corps
garrison= Kavala, Macedonia
patron=
motto= Υπό σκιή ("Upó Skií" "(We shall fight) in the shade.") quote by Dienekes at the Battle of Thermopylae
battles=
anniversaries=The Twentieth Armored Division ( _el. XX Τεθωρακισμένη Μεραρχία "XX Tethorakismeni Merarchia", XX ΤΘΜ for short) is the only armored division of the Hellenic Army. It is headquartered in Kavala, Macedonia.
Organization
Divisional HQ and support units
*HQ Company (ΙΣ/ΧΧ ΤΘΜ)
*20th Signal Battalion (20ο TΔΒ)
*Division Artillery Command and units (ΔΠΒ/ΧΧ ΤΘΜ)
* HQ Company (ΙΣ/ΧΧΙ ΤΘΤ)
* 211 Armored Battalion (211η EMA)
* 212 Armored Battalion (212η EMA)
* Mechanized Infantry Battalion (646ο M/K ΤΠ)
* 140th Self Propelled Artillery Battalion (140η Μ Α/K ΠΒ)
* 21st Engineer Company (21 ΛΜΧ)
* 21st Signal Company (21 ΛΔΒ)
* 21st Support Battalion (21 TYΠ)
* HQ Company (ΙΣ/ΧΧΙΙΙ ΤΘΤ)
* 21st Armored Battalion (21η EMA)
* 24th Armored Battalion (24η EMA)
* 644th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (644ο M/K ΤΠ)
* 138th Self Propelled Artillery Battalion (138η Μ Α/K ΠΒ)
* 23rd Engineer Company (23ος ΛΜΧ)
* 23rd Signal Company (23ος ΛΔΒ)
* 23rd Support Battalion (23ο TYΠ)
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* HQ Company (ΙΣ/ΧΧV ΤΘΤ)
* 22nd Armored Battalion (22η EMA)
* 25th Armored Battalion (25η EMA)
* 645th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (645ο M/K ΤΠ)
* 139th Self Propelled Artillery Battalion (139η Μ Α/K ΠΒ)
* 25th Engineer Company (25ος ΛΜΧ)
* 25th Signal Company (25ος ΛΔΒ)
* 25th Support Battalion (25ο TYΠ)
References and links
ee also
*Hellenic Army
*Structure of the Hellenic Army
*Formations of the Hellenic Army
External links
* [http://www.mod.gr/ Hellenic Ministry of Defense - Official Site]
* [http://www.army.gr/ Hellenic Army General Staff - Official Site]
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