21st Armoured Brigade (Greece)

21st Armoured Brigade
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
Garrison/HQ	Komotini, Western Thrace
Motto(s)	Not how many, but where

The 21st Armoured Cavalry Brigade "Pindus (Greek: XXVI Τεθωρακισμένη Ταξιαρχία Ιππικού «ΠΙΝΔΟΣ», XXVI ΤΘΤ) is a tank formation of the Hellenic Army, based in Komotini, Western Thrace.

History

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

21st Armoured Cavalry Brigade "Pindus"

HQ Company (ΙΣΤ)
211th Medium Tank Battalion (211 EMA)
212th Medium Tank Battalion (212 EMA)
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 ΕYΠ)

References

1 2 Hellenic Army General Staff, Training Directorate/3a (March 1995). Ιστορία Ιππικού - Τεθωρακισμένων [History of the Cavalry–Armour]. Athens: Hellenic Army Printing Office. p. 77.
1 2 3 Ενημερωτικός οδηγός νεοτοποθετημένων στελεχών στη Φρουρά Κομοτηνής (PDF) (in Greek). Komotini Garrison Command. February 2010. p. 5. Retrieved 31 March 2014.

Formations of the Hellenic Army

Hellenic Army General Staff

First Army	1st Infantry Division 1st Raider/Paratrooper Brigade 13th Special Operations Command 32nd Marines Brigade 71st Airmobile Brigade 1st Army Aviation Brigade 2nd Mechanized Infantry Division 24th Armoured Brigade 33rd Mechanized Infantry Brigade 34th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 20th Armoured Division 25th Armoured Brigade

ΙΙI Army Corps/NDC-GR	1st Infantry Regiment 8th Motorized Infantry Brigade 9th Infantry Brigade 10th Infantry Regiment 15th Infantry Regiment

IV Army Corps	12th Mechanized Infantry Division 7th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 31st Mechanized Infantry Brigade 23rd Armoured Brigade 16th Mechanized Infantry Division 3rd Mechanized Infantry Brigade 30th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 21st Armoured Brigade 29th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 50th Mechanized Infantry Brigade

ASDEN	5th Airmobile Brigade 79th National Guard Higher Command 80th National Guard Higher Command 88th Military Command 95th National Guard Higher Command 96th National Guard Higher Command 98th National Guard Higher Command

ASDYS	Northern Greece Supply Centre Southern Greece Supply Centre

Army Academy Military Geographical Service

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