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    Hellenic Army Peacetime Military Schools and Services

    (according to Army Organisation Act of 13 October 1939, which was still valid in 28 October 1940)

    compiled by Nikolaos Stamatopoulos [email protected]

    A. Military Schools: (all under command of the General Staff)

    Higher War School, Thessaloniki

    Military School of Evelpides (=Cadets), Athens

    Officer School for Military Services, Athens

    Infantry Reserve Officers School, Syros Island

    Infantry Reserve Officers School, Corfu Island

    Artillery Reserve Officers School, Thessaloniki

    Gymnastics School, Athens

    Infantry Application School, Thessaloniki

    Artillery Application School, Thiva

    Cavalry Application School (incl. Reserve Officers School), Larisa

    Engineers Application School (incl. Reserve Officers School), Athens

    Automobile Application School (incl. Reserve Officers School), Athens

    B. Services:

    I. Artillery: (Hellenic Artillery commanded service troops also, including chemical warfare

    troops, so these units are under command of Army Corps Artillery Commands)

    Corps Artillery Command Service Unit Location of Service Unit

    A Chemical Warfare Center,

    War materiel comitee

    Athens

    Athens

    B War materiel comitee Larisa

    C War materiel comitee Thessaloniki

    D War materiel comitee Drama

    II. Engineers: (Hellenic Engineers commanded service troops also, so these units are under

    command of Army Corps Engineer Commands)

    Corps Engineer Command Service Unit Location of Service Unit

    A Athens Garrison Equipment

    Store

    Athens

    C Thessaloniki Garrison

    Equipment Store

    Thessaloniki

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    Under command of the Thessaloniki Fortress Command were the following: A,B,C,D,E

    Fortress Construction Directions (locations varying according to the progress of the

    construction work), Fortress Materiel General Store (In Thessaloniki) and Fortress Materiel

    Stores A,B,C,D,E and ST (locations varying according to the progress of the construction

    work), (ST is number 6 in ancient Greek numercial system).

    III. Automobile Service: (Motor Transport Service, Automobile Group are MT units (ca Btln

    strength) as cadres for wartime MT units)

    Army Corps Service Unit Location of Service Unit

    A A Automobile Group

    A Automobile Depot

    Athens

    Athens

    B B Automobile Group

    B Automobile Depot

    Tyrnavos

    LarisaC C Automobile Group

    C Automobile Depot

    Thessaloniki

    Thessaloniki

    D D Automobile Group

    D Automobile Depot

    Kavalla

    Kavalla

    E E Automobile Company Alexandroupolis

    IV. Medical Service :

    IV a Medical Units:

    Army Corps Area Unit Location of UnitA Nurse Company A

    Medical Store A

    Military Apothecary Store

    Athens Garrison Pharmacy

    Athens Garrison Dental Office

    Athens

    Athens

    Athens

    Athens

    Athens

    B Nurse Company B Larisa

    C Nurse Company C

    Medical Store C

    Thessaloniki Garrison Pharmacy

    Thessaloniki Garrison Dental Office

    Thessaloniki

    Thessaloniki

    Thessaloniki

    Thessaloniki

    D Nurse Company D Drama

    E Nurse Company E Alexandroupolis

    Note: Nurse companies are composed of male nurses only to provide nursing personnel for

    frontline medical units in wartime.

    IV b Military Hospitals:

    Army Corps Area Hospital Location of Hospital

    A General Military Hospital A2nd Military Hospital

    AthensAthens

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    3rd Military Hospital

    Military Hospital

    Military Hospital

    Military Hospital

    Military Hospital

    Athens

    Patrai

    Navplion

    Chalkis

    CorinthB General Military Hospital B

    Military Hospital

    Military Hospital

    Larissa

    Kozani

    Trikala

    C General Military Hospital C

    Military Hospital

    Military Hospital

    Military Hospital

    Military Hospital

    Military HospitalMilitary Hospital

    Thessaloniki

    Thessaloniki

    Kilkis

    Serrai

    Sidirokastron

    VerroiaFlorina

    D General Military Hospital D

    Military Hospital

    Military Hospital

    Military Hospital

    Drama

    Eleutheroupolis

    Kavalla

    Xanthi

    E General Military Hospital E

    Military Hospital

    Military Hospital

    Alexandroupolis

    Komotini

    Mytilini, Lesvos Island

    VIII Division Area Military Hospital

    Military Hospital

    Ioannina

    Kerkyra, Corfu IslandV Division Area Military Hospital Chania, Crete

    V. General Purpose Services : Included Bases, which were all-Services command

    authorities to control the supply and storage of supplies in harbours. They were the equivalent

    of railheads in areas were the flow of supplies from the Interior to the rim of the Theater of

    Operations were to be executed by sea and not by rail. There were two Bases, Preveza

    Base in VIII Division area, to support all troops in Epirus in Peace and Wartime, as there as

    no railway line to Epirus and Alexandroupolis Base in E Corps area, to support all troops in

    Thrace, because it was expected that in Case of Bulgarian invasion the railway line east of

    Nestos would be easily cut off.

    VI. Vetenary Service:

    Army Corps Area Vetenary Unit Location of Vetenary Unit

    A Vetenary Hospital

    Vetenary Store

    Athens

    AthensC Vetenary Hospital Thessaloniki

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    Vetenary Store Thessaloniki

    D Vetenary Hospital Eleutheroupolis

    VII. Military Bands:

    Army Corps Band Location of Band

    A Military Band A Athens

    B Military Band B Larisa

    C Military Band C Thessaloniki

    D Military Band D Kavalla

    E Military Band E Alexandroupolis

    VIII. Commisary Service:

    Army Corps Area Unit Location of Unit

    A Athens Garrison Commisary Dep.

    Army Materiel General Store

    Army Materiel Store

    Military Bakery

    Athens

    Piraeus

    Athens

    Athens

    B Army Materiel Store Larisa

    C Thessaloniki Garrison Commisary Dep.

    Army Materiel General Store

    Military Bakery

    Thessaloniki

    Thessaloniki

    Thessaloniki

    D Army Materiel Store DramaVIII Division Military Bakery Ioannina

    IX. Military Justice:

    Army Corps Area Unit Location of Unit

    A Revision Court

    Military Court

    Military Court

    Military Jail

    Military Jail

    Athens (under Gen Staff)

    Athens

    Patrai

    Athens

    Patras

    B Military Court

    Military Jail

    Larisa

    Larisa

    C Military Court

    Military Jail

    Thessaloniki

    Thessaloniki

    D Military Court

    Military Jail

    Kavalla

    Kavalla

    E Military Court

    Military Jail

    Alexandroupolis

    AlexandroupolisVIII Division Military Court Ioannina

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    Military Jail Ioannina

    X. Audit Service:

    In each Army Corps and in the Thessaloniki Fortress Command there was an Audit Direction.

    C. Corrections on existing TOEs and OOBs:

    I. Cavalry Division TOE: in note 1 add probably regarding 4x4 vehicles of the light

    company, as this is only a hypothesis.

    II. Air Force: The table is now generally correct regarding operational alocation of

    commands, there are only two corrections to be made. First, delete Army

    Cooperation Command as a separate command, as there was no such

    command, the Obsarvation Squadrons were individually placed under the

    command of various Major Formation Air Force Commands (these were to be

    created on mobilization and were created in reality during the partial mobilization

    before 28 October 1940) . Second, the General Staff of the Air Force did not exist

    as an operational command authority, only as an administration command

    authority. So, it was my mistake that you should entirelly delete it as part of the

    peacetime OOB. Put it under the Ministry of Air Force and leave the rest of the

    hierarchical organisation as it is. Furthermore you could add a note for 24th

    Fighter Sqdn, regarding the fact that after 30 Oct 1940 it was placed under

    Fighter Command

    III. E Army Corps : Note on E Art Rgt could better be probably of mixed armament,

    both heavy artillery and AA

    I hope this are my last corrections on the paecetime OOB, so that we can go on to

    Mobilized OOBs, which may be even more complicated!