On Wednesday 04 December 2024, the Ministry of National Defence Secretary General Mr. Antonios Ikonomou and the Chief of Hellenic Army General Staff, Lieutenant General Georgios Kostidis, attended the formal celebration of the Patron Saint of the Artillery Arm, Megalomartyr St. Barbara, as representatives of the President of the Government, Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and the chief of Hellenic National Defence General Staff, General Dimitrios Houpis, respectively. The celebration took place in the base of the Artillery School in Camp “Tagmatarhi (ART) Georgiadi Thoma”, in Nea Peramos, Attica.
The ceremony was attended by:
- The Deputy Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament, Mr. Athanasios Bouras as representative of the Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament, Mr. Konstantinos Tasoulas.
- The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Georgios Kotsiras.
- Members and Heads of Political Parties.
- The Mayor of Megara, Mr. Panagiotis Margetis.
- Honorary Chiefs of Hellenic Army General Staff, Generals (ret.) Konstantinos Ginis and Georgios Kambas.
- The honorary Chief of the Cypriot National Guard, General (ret.) Georgios Basiakoulis.
- The Deputy Chief of Hellenic Navy General Staff, Rear Admiral Georgios Floros HN, as representative of the Chief of Hellenic Navy General Staff, Vice Admiral Dimitrios-Eleftherios Kataras HN and the Commanding General of the Hellenic Air Force Support Command, Lieutenant General (HAF) Apostolos Hortis, as representative of the Chief of Hellenic Air Force General Staff, Lieutenant General (HAF) Dimosthenis Grigoriadis.
- The Director of West Attica Police Headquarters, Brigadier General (Police) Lykourgos Bitsakakis, as representative of the Chief of Police, Lieutenant General (Police) Dimitrios Mallios, the Inspector General of the Hellenic Coast Guard, Rear Admiral Dimitrios Kostarakis, as representative of the Chief of Hellenic Coast Guard, Vice Admiral Georgios Alexandrakis, the Deputy Chief of the Fire Service, Lieutenant General (Fire Service) Nikolaos Roumeliotis, as representative of the Chief of the Fire Service, Lieutenant General (Fire Service) Theodoros Vagias.
- The Deputy Head of Region in charge of Area and Urban Planning and Implementations for West Attica, Mr. Eleftherios Kosmopoulos.
- Representatives of Local Governments, the Church of Greece, active duty and retired officers of the Armed and Security Forces, and other guests.
After the ceremony, a presentation of Artillery Weapons Systems followed, as well as a 105mm gun firing display by a Platoon of the Artillery School. Finally, the formal guests and visitors had the opportunity to browse the exhibition of historic vehicles, materials, relics, and other display items of the Artillery School.
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