12th Mechanized Infantry Division (Greece)

12th Mechanized Infantry Division "EVROS"
12th Mechanized Infantry Division "EVROS"
ΧΙΙ Μηχανοκίνητη Μεραρχία Πεζικού "ΕΒΡΟΣ"
	Camp flag of the 12th Mechanized Infantry Division
Active	1913–1916; 1920–1941; 1964–today
Country	Greece
Branch	Hellenic Army
Type	Mechanized infantry
Role	Anti-tank warfare; Armoured warfare; Artillery observer; Bomb disposal; Close-quarters combat; Combined arms; Counter-battery fire; Demining; Desert warfare; Fire support; Force protection; Indirect fire; Maneuver warfare; Military engineering; Patrolling; Raiding; Reconnaissance; Tactical communications; Urban warfare
Size	Division
Part of	IV Army Corps
Garrison/HQ	Alexandroupoli, Thrace
Motto(s)	Until one of them falls; Έως αν τον ετέρον προπεσείν; Eos an ton eteron propesin
Engagements	Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) Greek Summer Offensive; Battle of Kütahya–Eskişehir; Battle of the Sakarya; Greek Retreat Battle of Dumlupınar; ; ; World War II Battle of Greece Battle of Siatitsa Pass; ; ;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Konstantinos Mazarakis-Ainian; Periklis Kallidopoulos

The 12th Mechanized Infantry Division "Evros" (Greek: ΧΙΙ Μηχανοκίνητη Μεραρχία Πεζικού «ΕΒΡΟΣ» Dodekati Mihanokiniti Merarhia Pezikou «EVROS») is a military formation of the Hellenic Army, based at Alexandroupoli, Thrace.

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