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Change of the guard at the Old Royal Palace, early 20th century. The Presidential Guard is a purely ceremonial unit, charged with providing permanent ceremonial guard detachments of two Evzones each for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the entrance to the Presidential Mansion, and one Evzone for its own barracks, the Georgios Tzavellas Camp, situated directly in front of the Presidential ...
Men of the light infantry battalions established by Ioannis Kapodistrias. The term "Evzones" was revived in modern practice as a Greek version of the European-style light infantry (such as the German Jäger, French Chasseurs, or British Riflemen) in 1824 during the Greek War of Independence, when the first attempts to form a regular, European-style army were undertaken by the Greek rebels.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Greek: Μνημείο του Αγνώστου Στρατιώτη, romanized: Mnimío tou Agnóstou Stratióti) is a war memorial located in Syntagma Square in Athens, in front of the Old Royal Palace. It is a cenotaph dedicated to the Greek soldiers killed during war. It was sculpted between 1930 and 1932 by ...
President Katerina Sakellaropoulou shared a photo of Philip as a young boy dressed as an Evzone guard. ... Mon Repos, on the Greek island of Corfu, in 1921. President Sakellaropoulou tweeted ...
Rigopulos M1941 [14] (Austrian origin and Greek modification) Philippidis M1925 [14] (Austrian origin and Greek modification) Lelakis M1923 [14] (Austrian origin and Greek modification) Light machine guns. Breda M1930 (Italian captured) Bren machine gun (British made, used by exiled Greek forces) Chauchat M1915 (French made) EPK M1939 [15 ...
The Evzone battalions were also formed at the time, and acquired a uniform very similar to the one still used today as the ceremonial dress of the Presidential Guard. Greek cavalry, ca. 1890 Uniforms of the Army's medical services, ca. 1890–1910
A tsarouchi (Greek: τσαρούχι; plural: τσαρούχια; from Turkish çarık) is a type of shoe, which is typically known nowadays as part of the traditional uniform worn by the Evzones of the Greek Presidential Guard. [1]
Upon re-entering Greece, these people were generally forced to conscribe. However, in 2002, the right was granted to all Greek citizens to be issued passports, regardless of their draft status. In 2004, partial amnesty was granted to draft evaders, allowing them to visit Greece for up to 30 days in a single calendar year. [citation needed]