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Hellenic National Defence General Staff

Highest staff organization in the Hellenic Armed Forces

Field	Value
unit_name	Hellenic National Defence General Staff
native_name	Γενικό Επιτελείο Εθνικής Άμυνας
image	Hellenic National Defence General Staff Seal.svg
image_size	150px
caption	Emblem of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff. The Corinthian helmet represents the Hellenic Army, the anchor the Hellenic Navy, and the wings the Hellenic Air Force
start_date	11 April 1950
( ago)
country	Greece
type	Military staff
command_structure	Hellenic Armed Forces
garrison	Ministry of National Defence, Psychiko, Athens, Greece
garrison_label	Headquarters
motto	Ever to Excel
Αἰὲν Ἀριστεύειν
Een aristevin
website
commander1	General
commander1_label	Chief
commander2	Vice Admiral Theodoros Mikropoulos
commander2_label	Deputy Chief
commander3	Lieutenant General Konstantinos Bouzos
commander3_label	Chief of Staff
notable_commanders	Field Marshal Alexandros Papagos
identification_symbol	ΓΕΕΘΑ ("HNDGS")
identification_symbol_label	Abbreviation
identification_symbol_2	[[File:Flag of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff.svg	border	150px]]
identification_symbol_2_label	Flag

( ago) Αἰὲν Ἀριστεύειν Een aristevin The Hellenic National Defence General Staff (, abbr. ΓΕΕΘΑ) is the senior staff of the Hellenic Armed Forces. It was established in 1950, when the separate armed services ministries were consolidated into the Ministry of National Defence. Its role in peacetime was as a coordinating and senior consultative body at the disposal of the Greek government, and in wartime as the overall headquarters of the Armed Forces. In recent years, through ongoing efforts at increased inter-services cooperation and integration, the HNDGS has assumed peacetime operational control over the separate branches. Between 19 December 1968 and 10 August 1977, the HNDGS was abolished, and the Armed Forces Headquarters (, abbr. ) established in its place.

The Chief of the HNDGS

The Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff (Αρχηγός ΓΕΕΘΑ, Α/ΓΕΕΘΑ) conducts the HNDGS and is the main adviser to the Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defence (KYSEA) and to the Minister of Defence on military issues. Through the Chiefs of General Staffs, he carries out the operational commanding of the Joint Headquarters and the units that come under them, as well as the rest forces, when it comes to the issues of operation plans implementation and the Crises management System implementation, conduction of operations outside the national territory and participation of the Armed Forces in the confrontation of special situations during peace time.

He constructs the National Military Strategy after taking into consideration the suggestions of the General Staffs of the Armed Forces Services and according to the directions of the Ministry of Defence he manages and proposes the priority of the armament programs and suggests the general policy directions and priorities on every operational objective.

Traditionally, since 1970, the Chief of the HNDGS holds the rank of full general, admiral or air chief marshal, and is the only serving four-star officer of the Hellenic Armed Forces (as opposed to retired, since three-star ranks are often promoted one rank on retirement).

Since 12 January 2024, the incumbent Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, is General

Flag of the Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff (Army variant).svg|Rank flag of the Chief of the HNDGS (Army variant) Flag of the Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff (Navy variant).svg|Rank flag of the Chief of the HNDGS (Navy variant) Flag of the Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff (Air Force variant).svg|Rank flag of the Chief of the HNDGS (Air Force variant)

List of chiefs of the HNDGS

Notes

References

(January 13, 2024). "Dimitris Houpis is the new Greek military chief". Greek City Times.
"Chief of Defence - Hellenic National Defence General Staff - Official Website". Hellenic National Defence General Staff - Official Website.
"Deputy Chief of Defence - Hellenic National Defence General Staff - Official Website". Hellenic National Defence General Staff - Official Website.
(January 13, 2024). "Dimitris Houpis is the new Greek military chief". Greek City Times.
"Chief of Defence - Hellenic National Defence General Staff - Official Website". Hellenic National Defence General Staff - Official Website.
(12 January 2024). "Δημήτρης Χούπης: Το βιογραφικό σημείωμα του νέου αρχηγού ΓΕΕΘΑ". [[Kathimerini]].

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