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15th Infantry Brigade
File:15th Infantry Brigade Emblem Greece.jpg
Emblem of the 15th Infantry Brigade
Active 1940–1941, 1946–today
Country Greece
Branch Hellenic Army
Type Infantry
Part of I Army Corps
Garrison/HQ Kastoria, Western Macedonia
Motto(s) And these are enough (Και ούτος αριθμός ικανός)

The 15th Infantry Brigade (Greek: 15η Ταξιαρχία Πεζικού, 15η ΤΑΞΠΖ) is an infantry brigade of the Hellenic Army. Headquartered in Kastoria and subordinated to the I Army Corps, it was formed from the former 15th Infantry Division (ΧV Μεραρχία Πεζικού) on 1 April 1998.

History[]

The 15th Infantry Division was originally formed on 6 November 1940 after the mobilization due to the Greco-Italian War, and fought in the Koritsa Sector on the Albanian front until the Greek capitulation following the German invasion of Greece in April 1941. It was re-established in June 1946, and participated in the Greek Civil War under the command of II Army Corps. It gradually evolved into its present motorized, Mihanopoiimeno (Greek: Mηχανοποιημένο, M/Π), role after it was re-formed as a brigade.

Structure[]

  • 574th Motorized Infantry Battalion (574 M/Π ΤΠ)
  • 585th Motorized Infantry Battalion (585 M/Π ΤΠ)
  • 586th Motorized Infantry Battalion (586 M/Π ΤΠ)
  • 15th Support Battalion (15 TYΠ)
  • 15th Signal Company (15 ΛΔΒ)
  • 15th Engineer Company (15 ΛΜΧ)


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