8th Motorized Infantry Brigade (Greece)
The 8th Motorized Infantry Brigade is a motorized infantry brigade of the Hellenic Army. Based in Ioannina, it is one of the most historic units of the Hellenic Army, tracing its ancestry to the 8th Infantry Division.
In a wide-ranging army reorganization in 2013, the division was reduced in size and converted into a motorized infantry brigade.
Organization
Divisional HQ and support units
Combat elements
- 8th Reconnaissance Squadron, located in Kalpaki.
- 628th Mechanized Infantry Battalion based at Filiates.
- 583rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion based at Konitsa.
- 625th Mechanized Infantry Battalion Recruit Training Center-Special Training Center located at Ioannina.