5/42 Evzone Regiment | |
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![]() Men of the 5/42 Evzone Regiment in Odessa c. 1919 | |
Active | 1913–1941 1948–1954 1979–present |
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Branch | ![]() |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Regiment (currently battalion-size) |
Part of | 80th National Guard Higher Command |
Garrison/HQ | Lamia (1913–1941) Larissa (1948–1954) Skydra (1980–?) Kalymnos (since 2003) |
Engagements | World War I |
Decorations | ![]() |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Nikolaos Plastiras |
The 5/42 Evzone Regiment "Delvinaki" (Greek: 5/42 Σύνταγμα Ευζώνων «Δελβινάκι», 5/42 ΣΕ) is an active infantry unit of the Hellenic Army. It was established in 1913 as an elite regiment of Evzones, recruited in Central Greece and headquartered in Lamia. As such the unit served in the Macedonian front of World War I, the Allied intervention in the Ukraine, the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922, and the Greco-Italian War during World War II. Reformed as the 53rd Brigade (53η Ταξιαρχία) in 1948, it participated in the Greek Civil War, before receiving the designation 5/42 Infantry Regiment (5/42 Σύνταγμα Πεζικού, 5/42 ΣΠ) in 1951. The regiment was disbanded in 1954, but revived as a reserve formation in 1979, under its original name. In November 2000 it received the honorific title "Delvinaki". Since January 2003 it is a battalion-sized formation that forms the garrison of the Dodecanese island of Kalymnos.
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