Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Install
Faster access than browser!
 

Hellenic National Defence General Staff

Index Hellenic National Defence General Staff

The Hellenic National Defence General Staff (Γενικό Επιτελείο Εθνικής Άμυνας, abbr. ΓΕΕΘΑ) is the senior staff of the Hellenic Armed Forces. [1]

38 relations: Admiral, Agamemnon Gratzios, Air marshal, Alexandros Papagos, Athanasios Frontistis, Athanasios Tzoganis, Athens, Constantine II of Greece, Corinthian helmet, Dimitrios Grapsas, Dionysios Arbouzis, Evangelos Apostolakis, Ever to Excel, Four-star rank, Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defence, Greece, Greek military junta of 1967–1974, Greek Rally, Hellenic Air Force, Hellenic Armed Forces, Hellenic Army, Hellenic Navy, Imia/Kardak, Ioannis Davos, Ioannis Giangos, Ioannis Veryvakis, Konstantinos Dovas, Lieutenant general, Metapolitefsi, Michail Kostarakos, Military, Ministry of National Defence (Greece), Odysseas Angelis, Panagiotis Chinofotis, Psychiko, Spyridon Avgeris, Staff (military), Theodoros Degiannis.

Admiral

Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies, and in many navies is the highest rank.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Admiral · See more »

Agamemnon Gratzios

Agamemnon Gratzios or Gratsios (Αγαμέμνων Γκράτσιος/Γκράτζιος, 1922 – 11 August 1993) was a Greek Army officer who rose to the rank of full General, and held the posts of Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff and of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Agamemnon Gratzios · See more »

Air marshal

Air Marshal (Air Mshl or AM) is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Air marshal · See more »

Alexandros Papagos

Alexandros Papagos (Αλέξανδρος Παπάγος; 9 December 1883 – 4 October 1955) was a Greek Army officer who led the Hellenic Army in World War II and the later stages of the Greek Civil War.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Alexandros Papagos · See more »

Athanasios Frontistis

Athanasios Frontistis (Αθανάσιος Φροντιστής, 1900–1979) was a Greek Army officer who rose to the rank of Lieutenant General, and held the post of Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Athanasios Frontistis · See more »

Athanasios Tzoganis

Air Chief Marshal Athanasios Tzoganis (Αθανάσιος Τζογάνης; born 15 July 1939) is a retired Hellenic Air Force officer who served as Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff in 1996–1999.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Athanasios Tzoganis · See more »

Athens

Athens (Αθήνα, Athína; Ἀθῆναι, Athênai) is the capital and largest city of Greece.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Athens · See more »

Constantine II of Greece

Constantine II (Κωνσταντίνος Βʹ, Konstantínos II,; born 2 June 1940) reigned as the King of Greece, from 1964 until the abolition of the monarchy in 1973.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Constantine II of Greece · See more »

Corinthian helmet

The Corinthian helmet originated in ancient Greece and took its name from the city-state of Corinth.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Corinthian helmet · See more »

Dimitrios Grapsas

General Dimitrios Grapsas (Δημήτριος Γράψας) is a Greek military officer, who served as the Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff from August 2007 to August 2009.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Dimitrios Grapsas · See more »

Dionysios Arbouzis

Dionysios Arbouzis (Διονύσιος Αρμπούζης) was a Greek Army officer who rose to the rank of general and held the position of Chief of the Hellenic Armed Forces in 1974–76, after the fall of the Greek military junta.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Dionysios Arbouzis · See more »

Evangelos Apostolakis

Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis (Ευάγγελος Αποστολάκης) is a Greek naval officer and since 15 September 2015 the Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Evangelos Apostolakis · See more »

Ever to Excel

"Ever to Excel" is the English translation of the Ancient Greek phrase 'αἰὲν ἀριστεύειν' aièn aristeúein.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Ever to Excel · See more »

Four-star rank

A four-star rank is the rank of any four-star officer described by the NATO OF-9 code.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Four-star rank · See more »

Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defence

The Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defence (Κυβερνητικό Συμβούλιο Εξωτερικών και Άμυνας), usually known by its acronym KYSEA (ΚΥΣΕΑ), is the supreme decision-making body on issues of foreign policy and national defence of Greece.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defence · See more »

Greece

No description.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Greece · See more »

Greek military junta of 1967–1974

The Greek military junta of 1967–1974, commonly known as the Regime of the Colonels (καθεστώς των Συνταγματαρχών), or in Greece simply The Junta (or; Χούντα), The Dictatorship (Η Δικτατορία) and The Seven Years (Η Επταετία), was a series of far-right military juntas that ruled Greece following the 1967 Greek coup d'état led by a group of colonels on 21 April 1967.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Greek military junta of 1967–1974 · See more »

Greek Rally

Greek Rally (Ἑλληνικὸς Συναγερμός (ΕΣ), Ellīnikòs Synagermós (ES)) was a right-wing political party in Greece.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Greek Rally · See more »

Hellenic Air Force

The Hellenic Air Force (HAF; Πολεμική Αεροπορία, Polemikí Aeroporía, literally "War Aviation", sometimes abbreviated as ΠΑ) is the air force of Greece (with Hellenic being a synonym for Greek).

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Hellenic Air Force · See more »

Hellenic Armed Forces

The Hellenic Armed Forces (Eλληνικές Ένοπλες Δυνάμεις) are combined military forces of Greece.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Hellenic Armed Forces · See more »

Hellenic Army

The Hellenic Army (Ελληνικός Στρατός, Ellinikós Stratós, sometimes abbreviated as ΕΣ), formed in 1828, is the land force of Greece (with Hellenic being a synonym for Greek).

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Hellenic Army · See more »

Hellenic Navy

The Hellenic Navy (HN; Πολεμικό Ναυτικό, Polemikó Naftikó, abbreviated ΠΝ) is the naval force of Greece, part of the Hellenic Armed Forces.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Hellenic Navy · See more »

Imia/Kardak

Imia (Ίμια) or Kardak is a pair of small uninhabited islets in the Aegean Sea, situated between the Greek island chain of the Dodecanese and the southwestern mainland coast of Turkey.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Imia/Kardak · See more »

Ioannis Davos

Ioannis Davos (Ιωάννης Ντάβος, 1918 – 15 January 2008) was a Greek Army officer who rose to the rank of full general, and held the posts of Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff and of the Armed Forces High Command.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Ioannis Davos · See more »

Ioannis Giangos

Air Chief Marshal Ioannis Giangos (Ιωάννης Γιάγκος, born 1951) is a retired Greek Air Force officer and a former Chief of the National Defense General Staff of Greece.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Ioannis Giangos · See more »

Ioannis Veryvakis

Ioannis Veryvakis (Ιωάννης Βερυβάκης; born 1930) is a Greek Army officer who rose to the rank of full General, and held the posts of Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff and of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Ioannis Veryvakis · See more »

Konstantinos Dovas

Konstantinos Dovas (Κωνσταντίνος Δόβας) (20 December 1898–1973) was a Greek general and interim Prime Minister.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Konstantinos Dovas · See more »

Lieutenant general

Lieutenant general, lieutenant-general and similar (abbrev Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Lieutenant general · See more »

Metapolitefsi

The Metapolitefsi (Μεταπολίτευση, translated as "polity/regime change") was a period in modern Greek history after the fall of the military junta of 1967–74 that includes the transitional period from the fall of the dictatorship to the 1974 legislative elections and the democratic period immediately after these elections.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Metapolitefsi · See more »

Michail Kostarakos

General Michail Kostarakos (Μιχαήλ Κωσταράκος, born 1956) is a Hellenic Army officer who serves as Chairman of the European Union Military Committee from 6 November 2015.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Michail Kostarakos · See more »

Military

A military or armed force is a professional organization formally authorized by a sovereign state to use lethal or deadly force and weapons to support the interests of the state.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Military · See more »

Ministry of National Defence (Greece)

The Ministry of National Defence (Υπουργείο Εθνικής Άμυνας, abbreviated ΥΠΕΘΑ), is the civilian cabinet organisation responsible for managing the Hellenic Armed Forces, the leader of which is, according to the Constitution (Article 45), the President of the Republic but their administration is exercised only by the Prime Minister and the Government of Greece.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Ministry of National Defence (Greece) · See more »

Odysseas Angelis

Odysseas Angelis (1912–1987) was Vice-President of Greece in 1973, during the "republican" period of the military junta of 1967–1974.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Odysseas Angelis · See more »

Panagiotis Chinofotis

Admiral Panagiotis Chinofotis (Παναγιώτης Χηνοφώτης, also transliterated Panayiotis Khinofotis, born 12 August 1949) is a retired Hellenic Navy officer, who served as the Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff from 2005 to 2007.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Panagiotis Chinofotis · See more »

Psychiko

Psychiko (Ψυχικό) is a suburb of Athens, Greece.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Psychiko · See more »

Spyridon Avgeris

Spyridon Avgeris (Σπυρίδων Αυγέρης, 10/23 September 1909 – 3 January 1972) was a Greek Navy officer who served as Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff (1963–67) and of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff (1967), retiring with the rank of vice admiral.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Spyridon Avgeris · See more »

Staff (military)

A military staff (often referred to as general staff, army staff, navy staff, or air staff within the individual services) is a group of officers, enlisted and civilian personnel that are responsible for the administrative, operational and logistical needs of its unit.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Staff (military) · See more »

Theodoros Degiannis

Theodoros Degiannis (Θεόδωρος Ντεγιάννης, 1926–2006) was a Greek admiral and chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff.

New!!: Hellenic National Defence General Staff and Theodoros Degiannis · See more »

Redirects here:

Hellenic General Staff of National Defense, Hellenic National Defense General Staff.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenic_National_Defence_General_Staff

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »