Unit Name: | 24th Armoured Brigade |
Native Name: | XXIV Τεθωρακισμένη Ταξιαρχία «1ο ΣΙ ΦΛΩΡΙΝΑ» |
Dates: | 1960–present |
Country: | Greece |
Type: | Armoured |
Role: | Anti-tank warfare Armoured warfare Artillery observer Bomb disposal Close-quarters combat Combined arms Counter-battery fire Demining Desert warfare Fire support Indirect fire Maneuver warfare Military engineering Patrolling Raiding Reconnaissance Tactical communications Urban warfare |
Size: | Brigade |
Command Structure: | 2nd Mechanized Infantry Division |
Garrison: | Litochoro, Macedonia |
Motto: | I will not disgrace my weapons Ου καταισχύνω όπλα Ou kateskhino opla |
The 24th Armoured Brigade "1st Cavalry Regiment Florina" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: XXIV Τεθωρακισμένη Ταξιαρχία «1ο ΣΙ ΦΛΩΡΙΝΑ») is an armoured brigade of the Hellenic Army, based at Litochoro and subordinated to the I Army Corps.
It was founded in July 1960 at Thessaloniki as the 1st Battle Command of the 20th Armoured Division. In September 1971 it was moved to Litochoro and was constituted as an independent Armoured brigade on 1 January 1979. In December 2000, it received the honorary title "1st Cavalry Regiment Florina", continuing the tradition of the 1st Cavalry Regiment. From 1 April 2004 until 26 September 2005 it was subordinated to the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Division, and since then it belongs to I Army Corps. In 2014 the brigade came under the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Division.
24th Armoured Brigade in Litochoro, Macedonia