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Sacred Band (World War II)

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intact: faced with the far larger guerilla army of uncertain political intent, Papandreou and the British wished to keep these units and make them the core of the new army. Disbanding them would mean that their members would become individual recruits in a possibly EAM-dominated people's army. This
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Lt. Colonel G. Alexandris to suggest the creation of an Army unit, formed by officers, with soldier's duties. This suggestion was approved by the Commander of the II Greek Brigade, Infantry Colonel Alkiviadis Bourdaras. Some volunteers that fled firstly to Turkey were told that they would not be
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Throughout October 1944, and then again from February 1945, after the fighting in Athens had ended, the Sacred Band continued operating against the remaining German garrisons in the islands of the Aegean Sea until the war's end in May 1945. In July, the unit returned to Egypt prior to its
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accepted if identified as soldiers. Therefore, according to reports they claimed to be Greek officers and later joined the original group of officers. Firemen were also reported in that group. Thus, in August 1942 the "Company of Chosen Immortals" (
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Nevertheless, this period provided a useful introduction to the SAS Regiment in general, and Major Jellicoe's squadron in particular. This squadron was being built upon the amphibious skills of the famous Commando unit, the
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In April 1944, the Sacred Band was expanded to regimental size, with a strength of around 1,000 men. This reflected the unit's effectiveness, and, from a British standpoint, political reliability in the face of
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disbandment, which took place in a ceremony in Athens, on 7 August 1945. During the ceremony the unit's flag was awarded with Greece's highest military awards, the Commander's Cross of the
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In February 1944, it was put under the command of the British Raiding Forces. On 7 February Section I moved for combat operations to the islands of the northern
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From the start of August 1945, shortly before the disbanding of the Sacred Band, he contributed to the idea of creating a commando force of brigade size.
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After the Greek mainland was liberated (October 1944), the Sacred Band returned to Greece, where strains were becoming evident in the relationship of
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training. There it also underwent a reorganization into an HQ Section, a Base Section, and Commando Sections I, II and III. After the
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The Sacred Squadron The struggles of an elite military unit from the deserts of Africa to the islands of the Aegean during WW2
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and started to form military units in exile. The plethora of officers in relation to the number of ordinary soldiers, led
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However, on September 15, 1942, the unit's new commander, Colonel Tsigantes, renamed the unit to "Sacred Band" after the
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on 30 October, while sections II and III moved there on fishing boats. With the failure of the campaign after the
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on 9 September 1943, British forces moved into the Italian-occupied, but Greek-inhabited
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This article is about the World War II unit. For earlier units with the same name, see
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On 7 February 1943, following Colonel Tsigantes' suggestion, the Commander of the
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in July 1944 in which the entire German garrison was either killed or captured.
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islands. Section I of the Sacred Band was dropped by air to the Greek island of
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Defenders of Northern Greece (YVE)/Panhellenic Liberation Organization (PAO)
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events in Athens, where the Sacred Band fought against ELAS forces.
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Airborne Landing to Air Assault: A History of Military Parachuting
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From May 1943, the Sacred Band, now composed of 314 men, moved to
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Immediately after the Allied forces captured the Tunisian city of
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Organization for the Protection of the People's Struggle (OPLA)
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Museum of the Battle of Crete and the National Resistance
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Recipients are in alphabetical, not chronological, order
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among the Greek forces in exile. Along with the British
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Military units and formations of Greece in World War II
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In close cooperation with the commander of the British
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Commander's Crosses of the Cross of Valour (Greece)
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The complete operational history of the Sacred Band
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170:Cross of Valour 146:Greek Civil War 90: 88: 71: 54: 46:1942–1945 38: 21: 12: 11: 5: 4007: 4005: 3997: 3996: 3991: 3986: 3981: 3976: 3966: 3965: 3959: 3958: 3955: 3952: 3951: 3949: 3948: 3943: 3938: 3933: 3928: 3923: 3917: 3912: 3907: 3902: 3897: 3891: 3886: 3881: 3875: 3870: 3865: 3860: 3854: 3849: 3844: 3839: 3834: 3829: 3824: 3819: 3814: 3809: 3804: 3799: 3794: 3789: 3783: 3778: 3773: 3768: 3763: 3758: 3752: 3747: 3742: 3736: 3730: 3724: 3722: 3718: 3717: 3715: 3714: 3709: 3704: 3699: 3694: 3689: 3684: 3679: 3677:Paul of Greece 3674: 3669: 3663: 3661: 3657: 3656: 3650: 3648: 3647: 3640: 3633: 3625: 3616: 3615: 3612: 3611: 3608: 3607: 3605: 3604: 3597: 3596: 3595: 3583: 3576: 3569: 3562: 3561: 3560: 3548: 3547: 3546: 3534: 3526: 3524: 3520: 3519: 3517: 3516: 3511: 3506: 3501: 3496: 3491: 3485: 3483: 3479: 3478: 3476: 3475: 3469: 3467: 3459: 3458: 3455: 3448: 3447: 3444: 3443: 3440: 3439: 3436: 3435: 3433: 3432: 3427: 3422: 3417: 3412: 3407: 3401: 3399: 3395: 3394: 3392: 3391: 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George II 1520: 1518: 1502: 1498: 1497: 1495: 1494: 1489: 1484: 1482:Kleisoura Pass 1479: 1474: 1469: 1463: 1461: 1454: 1444: 1443: 1440: 1439: 1436: 1435: 1433: 1432: 1427: 1421: 1419: 1406: 1405: 1403: 1402: 1397: 1392: 1386: 1384: 1368: 1364: 1363: 1360: 1359: 1357: 1356: 1351: 1346: 1341: 1336: 1334:Galeazzo Ciano 1331: 1325: 1323: 1310: 1309: 1307: 1306: 1301: 1296: 1287: 1282: 1277: 1272: 1266: 1264: 1248: 1244: 1243: 1241: 1240: 1239: 1238: 1228: 1223: 1218: 1213: 1208: 1203: 1198: 1193: 1187: 1185: 1178: 1164: 1163: 1158: 1151: 1150: 1145: 1143: 1142: 1135: 1128: 1120: 1112: 1111: 1100:Δούρειος Ίππος 1086: 1062: 1044: 1020: 995: 981: 963: 948: 925: 904: 897: 877: 851: 824: 806: 792: 768: 750: 736: 711: 686: 660: 659: 657: 654: 653: 652: 647: 642: 635: 632: 631: 630: 624: 610: 596: 583: 580: 521: 514: 444: 441: 378: 375: 359:David Stirling 350: 347: 296: 293: 291: 288: 268:Special Forces 246:Western Desert 230:special forces 205: 202: 201: 192: 188: 187: 183: 182: 161: 157: 156: 155: 154: 143: 142: 137: 132: 122: 118: 117: 114: 110: 109: 107:Special Forces 104: 100: 99: 86: 82: 81: 69: 65: 64: 52: 48: 47: 44: 40: 39: 36: 28: 27: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 4006: 3995: 3992: 3990: 3987: 3985: 3982: 3980: 3977: 3975: 3972: 3971: 3969: 3953: 3947: 3944: 3942: 3939: 3937: 3934: 3932: 3929: 3927: 3924: 3922: 3918: 3916: 3913: 3911: 3908: 3906: 3903: 3901: 3898: 3895: 3892: 3890: 3887: 3885: 3882: 3879: 3876: 3874: 3871: 3869: 3866: 3864: 3861: 3858: 3855: 3853: 3850: 3848: 3845: 3843: 3840: 3838: 3835: 3833: 3830: 3828: 3825: 3823: 3820: 3818: 3815: 3813: 3810: 3808: 3805: 3803: 3800: 3798: 3795: 3793: 3790: 3787: 3784: 3782: 3779: 3777: 3774: 3772: 3769: 3767: 3764: 3762: 3759: 3756: 3753: 3751: 3748: 3746: 3743: 3740: 3737: 3734: 3731: 3729: 3726: 3725: 3723: 3719: 3713: 3710: 3708: 3705: 3703: 3700: 3698: 3695: 3693: 3690: 3688: 3685: 3683: 3680: 3678: 3675: 3673: 3670: 3668: 3665: 3664: 3662: 3658: 3654: 3646: 3641: 3639: 3634: 3632: 3627: 3626: 3623: 3603: 3602: 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Index

Sacred band

Greece
Kingdom of Greece
Greece
Greek government-in-exile
Hellenic Army
Special Forces
World War II
Tunisia Campaign
Dodecanese Campaign
Raid on Symi
Greek Civil War
Dekemvriana

Cross of Valour

War Cross
Christodoulos Tsigantes
Andreas Kalinskis
Greek
Greek
special forces
Middle East
Christodoulos Tsigantes
SAS
Western Desert
Aegean
Leclerc
Free French Forces

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