Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The Cyprus military ranks are the military insignia used by the Cypriot National Guard. Due to its close ties to Greece , Cyprus shares a rank structure with that of Greece and are based on Ancient Greek and Byzantine terminology.
The National Guard of Cyprus (Greek: Εθνική Φρουρά, romanized: Ethniki Froura), also known as the Greek Cypriot National Guard or simply the National Guard, is the military force of the Republic of Cyprus.
This page was last edited on 29 September 2024, at 08:19 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.
Emblem of the National Guard of Cyprus. The Cypriot National Guard is a combined arms force and represents the organised air, land and sea capabilities of the Republic of Cyprus . Equipment is mostly imported from other countries, since the country has very limited heavy industrial and commercial industrial capacity due to its small population ...
This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Cyprus and its predecessor states. Victory of Cyprus (and allies) Defeat of Cyprus (and allies) Another result* *e.g. result unknown or indecisive/inconclusive, result of internal conflict inside Cyprus, status quo ante bellum, or a treaty or peace without a clear result.
The Engesa EE-3 Jararaca Armoured Car was purchased in 1982 with deliveries starting in 1984 to 1985, a total of a 36 was received.24 Vehicles are armed with Milan Anti Tank Missile Launchers. The Car has a 3-man crew with a top speed of 100 km/h and is armed with 1 x 20-mm Rh202 autocannon, 1 x 12.7mm machinegun. [14] [15]
The Cyprus Turkish Peace Force Command (Turkish: Kıbrıs Türk Barış Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı) [1] is the Turkish garrison in Cyprus. In 1974 Turkish troops invaded Cyprus following a Greek Cypriot coup d'état (organized and supported by the Greek government, which was still in the hands of a military junta ) which wanted to force union ...
The Cyprus National Guard forces were under the command of General George Grivas, with the blessing of Athens. A combined land and sea attack was launched against Kokkina using two Cyprus Navy R-151 Group patrol boats, the Phaethon (commander - Second Leuthenant Dimitrios Mitsatsos) and the Arion, manned by Greek navy personnel. [2]