16th Mechanized Infantry Division (Greece)

16th Mechanized Infantry Division "Didymoteicho"
XVI Μηχανοκίνητη Μεραρχία Πεζικού "ΔΙΔΥΜΟΤΕΙΧΟ"
Camp flag of the 16th Mechanized Infantry Division
Active1915/16-1917
1940-1941
1975-present
Country Greece
Branch Hellenic Army
TypeMechanized infantry
RoleAnti-tank warfare
Armoured warfare
Artillery observer
Bomb disposal
Close-quarters combat
Combined arms
Counter-battery fire
Demining
Desert warfare
Fire support
Force protection
Indirect fire
Maneuver warfare
Military engineering
Patrolling
Raiding
Reconnaissance
Tactical communications
Urban warfare
SizeDivision
Part ofIV Army Corps
Garrison/HQDidymoteicho, Western Thrace
Motto(s)We Shall All Die Willingly
πᾶντες αὐτοπροαιρέτως ἀποθανοῦμεν
pantes aftoproeretos apothanoumen
EngagementsWorld War I

World War II

The 16th Mechanized Infantry Division "Didymoteicho" (Greek: XVI Μηχανοκίνητη Μεραρχία Πεζικού "ΔΙΔΥΜΟΤΕΙΧΟ", romanizedXVI Mikhanokíniti Merarkhía Pezikoú "Didymótikho") is a mechanized infantry division of the Hellenic Army.