Events

From 06 to 17 November 2023, Armour Second Lieutenants, Class of 2023, of the Armour School Basic Training Course conducted Tank Fire Training at the Litohoro Tank Range.

The activity also included a crew evaluation, which confirmed that trainees are highly trained in the use of the Leopard 1A5 BMT's weapon systems and firing techniques.


Trainees totalled 24 Armour Second Lieutenants, including 3 from Cyprus and 1 from Bosnia – Herzegovina.

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From 13 to 17 November 2023, within the framework of the Greece – Albania 2023 Military Cooperation Programme, a training activity was conducted for 1 Officer and 28 NCOs of the Armed Forces of Albania at the National Urban Warfare Operations Centre of Excellence of the 71st Airmobile Brigade “PONTOS” on “Urban Warfare” tasks.

The training included, among others, Close Quarter Battle training, as well as Platoon actions during day and night operations in built up areas.


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From 14 to 16 November 2023, the Chief of Hellenic Army General Staff, Lieutenant General Angelos Choudeloudis, attended the 9th Forum of the Chiefs of Staff of the European Land Armies, which took place in Valencia, Spain.

The main topic of the Forum was "Contemporary Land Warfare”. In particular, the deployment of Land Forces in current and future theatres of operations and technological innovation in the current and future Land Forces.


On the sidelines of the Forum, the Chief had bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Bulgaria, Major General Deyan Deshkov Deshkov, Romania, Major General Ciprian Marin, and Sweden, Major General Jonny Lindfors. During these meetings, which took place in an excellent atmosphere, they discussed matters of mutual interest and examined the prospects for bilateral cooperation in the area of training.

On Tuesday, 14 November 2023, within the framework of the cooperation and the operational activities organised to bring together the Cypriot National Guard and the Hellenic Armed Forces, a shooting team from the National Guard Battalion of Didymotiho participated in the Annual Rifle Firing Competition among National Guard Battalions of the Cypriot National Guard, which took place at Kornos Range in Cyprus.


The activity has been taking place since 1995 and serves to develop a spirit of healthy competition and strengthen the bonds among the National Guard Battalions.

During the award ceremony for the winners, commemorative diplomas were awarded by the Chief of Cypriot National Guard, Lieutenant General Georgios Tsitsikostas.


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riday, 10 November 2023, was DV Day at the Tank Range in Petrohori, Xanthi, of the Tank Platoon Competition among Armoured Units of D Army Corps “THRAKI” operating LEO2 (A4 and HEL) tanks, including a Tank Platoon of the USAREUR – AF 1-6 Infantry Regiment operating Μ1Α2 ABRAMS tanks.

The Tank Platoons were evaluated on operational procedures with measurable objective criteria, focusing, among others, on small echelon tactics, firing technique, and tank-related technical matters.