Field Exercise “DIMOKRITOS 2022” was conducted from 03 to 10 June 2022 in the area of Xanthi in order for the new Second Lieutenants of all Arms and Corps, Class of 2021, to practice their knowledge on defensive and offensive operations tasks under realistic conditions, with personnel and assets of the XXI Armoured Brigade “PINDOS” and the XXV Armoured Brigade "2o SYNTAGMA IPPIKOU – EPHESOS".

The exercise, which was conducted under the auspices of the Infantry Directorate of the Hellenic Army General Staff and planned and organised by the Infantry School, in cooperation with the respective Schools of the other Arms and Corps, included artillery, tank, mortar, and A-T fires, as well as the use of Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs), Tanks, Self-Propelled (SP) Guns, and Helicopters.

At the same time, the Second Lieutenants trained in the field on Logistics tasks, while the XXI Armoured Brigade “PINDOS” conducted Field Exercise “The Medium Tank Battalion Task Force during the Counterattack”, as well as recovery of heavy technical materiel.

The exercise, which was attended by the Commanding General of D Army Corps “THRAKI”, Lieutenant General Ioannis Tsioplos, contributed to the enhancement of the level of operational training, fighting capability, and common perception of the participating Second Lieutenant trainees, while at the same time promoting cooperation between the Army’s Arms and Corps in the modern battlefield.

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