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1st Infantry Regiment (Greece)

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Country
  
Greece

Type
  
Motorized infantry

Part of
  
9th Infantry Brigade

Branch
  
Hellenic Army

Size
  
Regiment

Active
  
1885-1998,2013 - Present

The 1st Infantry Regiment (Greek: 1ο Σύνταγμα Πεζικού, 1ο ΣΠ) is a historic infantry unit of the Hellenic Army.

It was formed in 1885 in Athens, and took part in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897, the Balkan Wars of 1912–13, the Asia Minor Campaign (1919–22), and the Greco-Italian War (1940–41). Disbanded after the German invasion of Greece, it was reformed after the end of World War II, being moved to Florina in 1952, where it remained until its disbandment in March 1998.

The regiment was re-established in November 2013, again at Florina, after the 9th Infantry Brigade was moved to Kozani.

References

1st Infantry Regiment (Greece) Wikipedia