Greece
Recent History
Greece’s entry into the war started in 1996 when Turkey invaded Cyprus. The Greek governed declared war on Turkey, sent forces to Cyprus, and invaded Thrace. Greece also negotiated a mutual defence treaty with Italy in order to defend the Adriatic, and both countries declared the sea off limits to NATO ships and all Turkish trade. At the end of 1996 Greek naval and air forces attacked a NATO convoy bound for Turkey, leading NATO to declared war on Greece and Italy to declare war on NATO. In order to neutralise the Mediterranean, NATO aircraft attacked Greek naval targets and began nuking Greek industrial centres. The Greek government soon collapsed and a military junta of generals took control, annexing Macedonia in the process. The generals soon began to squabble and the Macedonians put up string resistance, and soon the country began to revert to a city state form of government with the military forces of the generals controlling their own fiefdoms.
The Greek army is still organised along NATO standards, but its equipment comes from a variety of sources as the Greeks lost a lot of their original equipment in Thrace and the Yugoslav splinter states including Macedonia. Greece has one division in Yugoslavia.
9th INFANTRY DIVISION
The 9th division is occupying the Yugoslav state of Macedonia. It is HQ at Skopje, with units based at other Macedonian towns guarding against incursions from Albania, Bulgaria, and reinforcing Greek forces guarding against a Turkish incursion from Thrace.
Location: Skopje and Kumanova, Macedonia
Manpower: 4,300 (1,300 at Skopje/Kumanova, 1,000 at Kriva Palanka, 900 at Bitola, 1,200 at Gevgelija)
Tanks: 23 (12x Leopard 1, 3x M48A5 at Skopje/Kumanova, 3x M48A5 at Kriva Palanka, 2x M48A5 at Bitola, 3x Leopard 1 at Gevgelja)
3rd ARMOURED BRIGADE
Based at Thessalonika, this unit has close ties with the 11th Infantry Brigade and will react if the Turks attack out of Thrace.
Location: Thessaloniki, Greece
Manpower: 5,000
Tanks: 4 (3x T-72, 1x T-55)
Boats: 15
2nd INFANTRY BRIGADE
Currently based at Athens
Location: Athens
Manpower: 3,500
Tanks: 1 (1x T-62)
Boats: 40
3RD INFANTRY BRIGADE
Currently based at Larisa
Location: Larisa, Greece
Manpower: 750
Tanks: 2 (2x T-55)
5th INFANTRY BRIGADE
This unit is conflict with the 2nd Infantry Brigade over resources.
Location: Piraeus, Greece
Manpower: 2,500
Tanks: 2 (2x T-55)
Boats: 51
8TH INFANTRY BRIGADE
Currently based at Volos.
Location: Volos, Greece
Manpower: 2,000
Boats: 38
9th INFANTRY BRIGADE
Currently base at Patros.
Location: Patros, Greece
Manpower: 1,500
Boats: 24
11TH INFANTRY BRIGADE
Currently based at Kavalla near the Turkish border, this unit is constantly involved in clashes with Turkish scouting and patrol units.
Location: Kavalla. Greece
Manpower: 3,000
Tanks: 2 (2x T-62)
Boats: 14
THE SPARTANS
A remnant of several Greek special forces units, they have set up a pseudo-Spartan society. They defend Sparta and occasionally hire out to neighboring cities as mercenaries.
Location: Sparta, Greece
Manpower: 1,000
1ST PARATROOPERS
The 1st Paratroopers are the last surviving Greek special forces unit, and are deadly rivals of the Spartans who they consider to be traitors.
Location: Corinth, Greece
Manpower: 250
Boats: 5
1ST CRETE BRIGADE
Currently based in Iraklion.
Location: Iraklion, Crete
Manpower: 450
Boats: 40
2ND CRETE BRIGADE
Currently based in Khania.
Location: Khania, Crete.
Manpower: 350
Boats: 20
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