Military history of Greece
Aspect of Greek history
The military history of Greece is the history of the wars and battles that took place in Greece, the Balkans , and the Greek colonies in the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea , respectively, since classical antiquity .
List of military encounters
Medieval period
Ottoman Greece
19th century
20th century
21st century
List of fortifications in Greece
Medieval period
Byzantine
Frankish and Crusader
Venetian
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Modern
American
British
German (World War II-period)
Greek
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Italian (World War II and Dodecanese Protectorate)
List of Greek military institutions
List of military alliances
Byzantine
Modern
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Governing bodies Branches Equipment
Hellenic Navy
Hellenic Army
Hellenic Air Force
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Cyclades (Andros , Delos , Kea , Kythnos , Milos , Mykonos , Naxos , Paros , Santorini , Syros , Tinos )
Dodecanese (Agathonisi , Astypalaia , Chalki , Kalymnos , Karpathos , Kasos , Kos , Leipsoi , Leros , Nisyros , Patmos , Rhodes , Symi , Tilos , Kastellorizo )
Epirus (Arta , Ioannina , Preveza , Thesprotia )
Ionian Islands (Corfu , Ithaca , Kefalonia , Kythira , Lefkada , Paxi , Zakynthos )
Macedonia (Chalkidiki , Drama , Florina , Grevena , Imathia , Kastoria , Kavala , Kilkis , Kozani , Pella , Pieria , Serres , Thasos , Thessaloniki )
North Aegean islands (Chios , Ikaria , Lemnos , Lesbos , Samos )
Peloponnese (Arcadia , Argolis , Corinthia , Laconia , Messenia , Achaea , Elis )
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