1st Raider–Paratrooper Brigade (Greece)

1st Raider–Paratrooper Brigade
1η Ταξιαρχία Kαταδρομών-Αλεξιπτωτιστών
Camp flag of the 1st Paratroopers Brigade
Active1946–present
Country Greece
Branch Hellenic Army
TypeSpecial Forces
Role
Size3 Regiments
Part ofI Infantry Division
NATO Response Force
Balkan Battlegroup
Garrison/HQRentina, Macedonia
Nickname(s)Prasinoskoufides (Green Berets)
Lokatzides (Mountain Raiders)
Motto(s)Who Dares Wins
Ο Tολμών Nικά
O Tolmon Nika
EngagementsWorld War II

Greek Civil War

Turkish invasion of Cyprus
War in Afghanistan
Commanders
Current
commander
Brig. Gen. Georgios Kapralos
Notable
commanders
Andreas Kalinskis

The 1st Raider–Paratrooper Brigade "El Alamein" (Greek: 1η Ταξιαρχία Kαταδρομών-Αλεξιπτωτιστών «Ελ Αλαμέιν», romanized: 1 Taxiarchia Katadromon-Alexiptotiston "El Alamein", abbrev. 1η ΤΑΞ ΚΔ-ΑΛ), is a brigade-sized formation of elite Greek light infantry and special operations forces.

The formation is more commonly referred to as the Raider Forces (Greek: Δυνάμεις Kαταδρομών, romanized: Dynameis Katadromon), and a soldier belonging to the Brigade a Raider (Greek: Kαταδρομέας, romanized: Katadromeas).