8th Motorized Infantry Brigade (Greece) explained

Unit Name:	8th Motorized Infantry Brigade
Native Name:	8η Μηχανοποιημένη Ταξιαρχία Πεζικού (8η Μ/Π ΤΑΞ ΠΖ)
Dates:	2013 - Present
Country:	Greece
Branch:	Hellenic Army
Type:	Motorized infantry
Size:	5 Battalions
Command Structure:	III Army Corps
Garrison:	Ioannina, Epirus
Motto:	ΟΧΙ "NO"
Battles:	Battle of Elaia–KalamasGreco-Italian War
Anniversaries:	28 October 1940

The 8th Motorized Infantry Brigade (Greek, Modern (1453-);: 8η Μηχανοποιημένη Ταξιαρχία Πεζικού, 8η Μ/Π ΤΑΞ ΠΖ) is a motorized infantry brigade of the Hellenic Army. Based in Ioannina, it is one of the most historic units of the Hellenic Army, tracing its ancestry to the 8th Infantry Division (Greek, Modern (1453-);: VIII Μεραρχία Πεζικού).

In a wide-ranging army reorganization in 2013, the division was reduced in size and converted into a motorized infantry brigade.^[1]

Organization

Divisional HQ and support units

• HQ Company (ΛΣ VIII Μ/Π ΤΑΞ ΠΖ) based at Ioannina.
• 708th Engineer Battalion (708ο ΤΜΧ)
• 708th Logistic Battalion (708ο ΤΥΠ)

Combat elements

• 8th Reconnaissance Squadron (8η ΕΑΝ), located in Kalpaki.
• 628th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (628 M/Κ ΤΠ) based at Filiates.
• 583rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion (583 M/Κ ΤΠ) based at Konitsa.
• 625th Mechanized Infantry Battalion Recruit Training Center-Special Training Center (625 Μ/Π ΤΠ KEN-ΕΚΕ) located at Ioannina.

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://e-amyna.com/2014/06/23/ndd/ . el:Ε.Σ. και Νέα Δομή Δυνάμεων: Ο «Μεγάλος Ασθενής» αναζητά θεραπεία . 23 June 2014 . 1 July 2014 . el . e-amyna.gr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140628082612/http://e-amyna.com/2014/06/23/ndd/ . 28 June 2014 .