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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!

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