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Ιn the role of transporting ammunition, and are already in service with the two self-propelled Medium Artillery Squadrons operating with the PzH2000GR of the Hellenic Army. [122] 120 MAN FX (Steyr 40Μ60/S40) Austria [123] 93 Oshkosh M911 HET United States: 77 Oshkosh M911 HET 6×6 and 16 Oshkosh M911 HET 8×6. [116] 60 Oshkosh M1070A1 United ...
Artillery De Bange 120mm L M1878 siege cannon at the war museum of Athens in Greece Gruson 5.3cm L/24 M1890 fahrpanzer (cannon turret) at the war museum of Athens in Greece 75mm M1897 field cannon (French made)
This is a list of land weapons made or used by the Hellenic Army or Greek army during World War II. Rifles. Bolt-action rifles. Mannlicher–Schönauer Y1903/14; Gras ...
This is a list of equipment of the Greek/ Hellenic Armed Forces during World War II. This list does not include weapons used by the Greek resistance during the occupation of Greece. Land weapons
Pages in category "World War II artillery of Greece" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
The country joined WWII with the Allies side in October 1940, when dictator Ioannis Metaxas rejected an Italian ultimatum by Mussolini. In the Greco-Italian War , the Hellenic Army pushed back the Italian and occupied large parts of southern Albania, but after a German invasion ( Battle of Greece ) fell under the Axis domination.
The military history of Greece during World War II began on 28 October 1940, when the Italian Army invaded Greece from Albania, beginning the Greco-Italian War. The Greek Army temporarily halted the invasion and pushed the Italians back into Albania. The Greek successes forced Nazi Germany to intervene.
Field uniforms of the Greek Army during the Balkan Wars. The Army of Thessaly comprised in total 59 infantry and 4 Evzone battalions, eight cavalry companies (of the Cavalry Brigade) and six half-companies (organic to the infantry divisions), seven engineer companies (organic to the infantry divisions), 32 artillery batteries with 96 field guns, 24 mountain guns and 54 fortress guns and 70 ...