Hellenic Gendarmerie

Hellenic Gendarmerie
Ελληνική Χωροφυλακή
Emblem of Hellenic Gendarmerie, 1969–1984
War flag of the Hellenic Gendarmerie, 1951–1984
Agency overview
Formed1833
Dissolved1984
Superseding agencyHellenic Police
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionGreece
General nature
Operational structure
Parent agencyMinistry of Public Order
Notables
Person
  • Colonel François Graillard (first)
Anniversaries
  • St Irene's feast day (Annually, 5 May)
  • Commemoration of the fallen in the Battle of Athens (Annually, 6 December)

The Hellenic Gendarmerie (Greek: Ελληνική Χωροφυλακή, Elliniki Chorofylaki) was the national gendarmerie and military police (until 1951) force of Greece.

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