Evzones

The Evzones, or Euzones, (Greek: ???????, the Well-Girt) is a name for several historical elite light infantry and mountain battalions and regiments of the Hellenic Army. Today, it refers to the members of the Proedriki Froura, an elite ceremonial unit that guards the Greek Parliament and Presidential Mansion.

Former Units

The historical units were numbered and known as ????? ??????? - "Tagma (Battalion) of Evzones" - or ???????? - "Regiment of Evzones." The names are usually translated in English-language works with "Evzones" as an adjective modifying the unit, instead of a possesive plural, which is a more accurate reflection of the original Greek. Since the regiments were distinctive, elite units, they had dual numbers - the first, numbering them in the Evzones heirarchy, the second, in the overall infantry heirarchy. Thus the 5/42 Evzones Regiment was the 5th Regiment of Evzones, but also the 42nd Regiment of Infantry.

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• 1/38 Evzones Regiment
• 2/39 Evzones Regiment
• 3/40 Evzones Regiment
• 4/41 Evzones Regiment
• 5/42 Evzones Regiment