16th Mechanized Infantry Division (Greece)

XVI Mechanized Infantry Division
Emblem of the 16th Mechanized Infantry Division
Active	1975-present
Country	Greece
Branch	Hellenic Army
Type	Mechanized Infantry
Size	2 Brigades
Part of	Hellenic IV Army Corps
Garrison/HQ	Didymoteicho, Thrace
Motto	"We will all fall with our own will" (Πάντες αυτοπροαιρέτως αποθανούμεν)

The 16th Mechanized Infantry Division (Greek: XVI Μηχανοκίνητη Μεραρχία) is a major mechanized infantry formation of the Hellenic Army.

It may draw some history from the previous 3rd Special Forces Division.

Organization

16th Div.

3rd Mech.

30th Mech.

Locations of 16th Mechanized Infantry Division units

Structure of the 16th Mechanized Infantry Division

Division HQ Company (ΛΣ/ΧVΙ Μ/Κ ΜΠ)
4th Armored Cavalry Battalion (Δ' ΕΑΝ)
16th Support Battalion
16th Signal Company (16ο ΛΔΒ)
963th Military Police Company
Tactical Command/21st Infantry Regiment "Drama" (ΤΔ/21ο ΣΠ "Δράμα"), based at Orestiada, Thrace
- HQ Company (ΙΣΤ)
- 35th Signal Company (35 ΛΔΒ)
- 221st Armored Battalion (221 EMA)
- 617th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (617 M/K ΤΠ)
- 618th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (618 M/K ΤΠ)
- 35th Medical Company (35 ΛΔΒ)
Division Artillery Command (ΔΠΒ/ΧVΙ Μ/Κ ΜΠ)
- HQ Company
- 163rd Self Propelled Artillery Battalion (163 Μ Α/K ΠΒ)
- 188th Observation Battery (188 ΠΠΑΡ)
3rd Mechanized Infantry Brigade, based at Kavyli, Thrace
- HQ Company (ΙΣΤ)
- 311th Armored Battalion (311 EMA)
- 502nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion (502 M/K ΤΠ)
- 503rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion (503 M/K ΤΠ)
- 616th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (616 M/K ΤΠ)
- 105th Self Propelled Artillery Battalion (105 Μ Α/K ΠΒ)
- 3rd Antitank Company (3 ΛAT)
- 3rd Engineer Company (3 ΛΜΧ)
- 3rd Signal Company (3 ΛΔΒ)
- 3rd Support Battalion (3 TYΠ)
30th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, based at Lagos, Thrace
- HQ Company (ΙΣΤ)
- 16th Armored Battalion (16 EMA)
- 516th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (516 M/K ΤΠ)
- 565th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (565 M/K ΤΠ)
- 129th Self Propelled Artillery Battalion (129 Μ Α/K ΠΒ)
- 30th Antitank Company (30 ΛAT)
- 30th Engineer Company (30 ΛΜΧ)
- 30th Signal Company (30 ΛΔΒ)
- 30th Support Battalion (30 TYΠ)

Formations of the Hellenic Army

Hellenic Army General Staff

First Army	1st Infantry Division 1st Raider/Paratrooper Brigade 13th Special Operations Command 32nd Marines Brigade 71st Airmobile Brigade 1st Army Aviation Brigade 2nd Mechanized Infantry Division 24th Armoured Brigade 33rd Mechanized Infantry Brigade 34th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 20th Armoured Division 25th Armoured Brigade

ΙΙI Army Corps/NDC-GR	1st Infantry Regiment 8th Motorized Infantry Brigade 9th Infantry Brigade 10th Infantry Regiment 15th Infantry Regiment

IV Army Corps	12th Mechanized Infantry Division 7th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 31st Mechanized Infantry Brigade 23rd Armoured Brigade 16th Mechanized Infantry Division 3rd Mechanized Infantry Brigade 30th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 21st Armoured Brigade 29th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 50th Mechanized Infantry Brigade

ASDEN	5th Airmobile Brigade 79th National Guard Higher Command 80th National Guard Higher Command 88th Military Command 95th National Guard Higher Command 96th National Guard Higher Command 98th National Guard Higher Command

ASDYS	Northern Greece Supply Centre Southern Greece Supply Centre

Army Academy Military Geographical Service

Divisions of the Hellenic Army

Infantry divisions	1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 20th Adrianople Archipelago Continental Greece Crete Independent Kydoniai Magnesia Peloponnese Serres Smyrna Xanthi

Other	3rd Special Forces 19th Mechanized 20th Armoured Cavalry Support

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