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The 1st Raider–Paratrooper Brigade "El Alamein" (Greek: 1η Ταξιαρχία Kαταδρομών-Αλεξιπτωτιστών «Ελ Αλαμέιν», romanized: 1 Taxiarchia Katadromon-Alexiptotiston "El Alamein", abbrev. 1η ΤΑΞ ΚΔ-ΑΛ), is a brigade-sized formation of elite Greek light infantry and special operations forces.
Pages in category "Special forces of Greece" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
The Sacred Squadron (Greek: Ιερός Λόχος) was a Greek special forces unit formed in 1942 in the Middle East, composed mostly of Greek officers and officer cadets under the command of Col. Christodoulos Tsigantes.
The ETA, the Greek army's tier-one special-operations unit, earned top marks from NATO's Special Operations Forces Headquarters in December.
Greek marines in 2009. All Marines wear the standard-issue Greek Lizard camouflage BDUs of the Hellenic Army. Members of the 32nd Marines Brigade originally wore the blue beret, but this was changed to the green beret in 2001 because of its Special Forces role. [4] The blue beret was, subsequently, issued to infantry units.
Carrying on the tradition of the Hellenic Navy in naval special operations, the unit was established in 1957 with help from the United States Navy's Underwater Demolition Team, when two Greek officers were sent to Little Creek in Virginia to evaluate a UDT operational capability for the Hellenic Navy. [2] [3]
Greece's Ombudsman has found that the coast guard failed to follow maritime rules in one of the Mediterranean's worst shipwrecks in 2023, raising the alarm only after the overcrowded migrant boat ...
Patrol / HCG Special Forces: 11.7: 5.4 Greece: 1987: 2: Allocated to the HCG's Special Forces (Aegean islands); speed 52 knots Halter Marine HSB: Patrol / HCG Special Forces: 11.6 USA: 2004: 1: Donated by USCG 2004 Fabio Buzzi MIL-38: Patrol / HCG Special Forces: 11.58: 7 Italy: 1997: 2: Vessels ΛΣ-129 and ΛΣ-130 allocated to HCG's Special ...