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The military history of Greece is the history of the wars and battles that took place in Greece, the Balkans, and the Greek colonies in the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea, respectively, since classical antiquity.

List of military encounters

Medieval period

Iberian War (526-532)
- Battle of Dara (530)
Vandalic War (533-534)
- Battle of Ad Decimum (533)
- Battle of Tricamarum (533)
Gothic War (535-554)
- Battle of Taginae (552)
- Battle of Mons Lactarius (553)
Arab–Byzantine wars (629–1050)
- Battle of Akroinon
- Siege of Constantinople (674–678)
- Siege of Constantinople (717–718)
- Battle of Lalakaon
Roman–Persian Wars (92 BC-627)
- Battle of Nineveh (627)
Byzantine–Bulgarian wars (680-1355)
- Battle of Anchialus (763)
- Battle of Kleidion (1014)
Siege of Constantinople (1204)
Battle of Pelagonia
Byzantine–Seljuq wars (1048–1308)
Byzantine–Ottoman Wars (1265–1453)
- Siege of Constantinople (1422)
- Fall of Constantinople (1453)

Ottoman Greece

19th century

20th century

First Balkan War (1912–1913)
Second Balkan War (1913)
World War I (1917–1918)
- Balkans Campaign
- Macedonian Front
Southern Russia intervention
Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)
- Battle of Afyonkarahisar-Eskişehir
World War II
- Greco-Italian War (1940–1941)
- Battle of Greece (1941)
- Battle of Crete (1941)
- First Battle of El Alamein (1942)
- Second Battle of El Alamein (1942)
- Invasion of Normandy (1944)
Greek Civil War (1945–1949)
Korean War (1950–1953)
Kosovo Force

21st century

Afghanistan (2001–2021)
2011 Libyan civil war

List of fortifications in Greece

Medieval period

Byzantine

Frankish and Crusader

Passavas
Beaufort
Tigani
Grand Magne, among several castles referred to as Kastro tis Orias
Kelefa

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 {{About|the period from 400 AD onwards|the period prior to 400 AD|Military history of ancient Greece}}
+{{short description|Aspect of Greek history}}
 {{History of Greece}}
-The '''military history of [[Greece]]''' is the history of the wars and battles of the Greek people in [[Greece]], the [[Balkans]] and the Greek colonies in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] and the [[Black Sea]] since classical antiquity.
+The '''military history of Greece''' is the history of the wars and battles that took place in Greece, the [[Balkans]], and the Greek colonies in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] and the [[Black Sea]], respectively, since [[classical antiquity]].
 ==List of military encounters==
-=== Medieval Period ===
+=== Medieval period ===
 * [[Iberian War]] (526-532)
 ** [[Battle of Dara]] (530)
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 ** [[Battle of Taginae]] (552)
 ** [[Battle of Mons Lactarius]] (553)
-* [[Byzantine-Arab Wars]] (629–1050)
+* [[Arab–Byzantine wars]] (629–1050)
-** [[Battle of Akroinon ]]
+** [[Battle of Akroinon]]
-** [[Siege of Constantinople (674–678)|Siege of Constantinople]] (674–678)
+** [[Siege of Constantinople (674–78)|Siege of Constantinople]] (674–678)
 ** [[Siege of Constantinople (717–718)]]
-** [[Battle of Lalakaon ]]
+** [[Battle of Lalakaon]]
-* [[Roman-Persian Wars]] (92 BC-627)
+* [[Roman–Persian Wars]] (92 BC-627)
 ** [[Battle of Nineveh (627)|Battle of Nineveh]] (627)
-* [[Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars]] (680-1355)
+* [[Byzantine–Bulgarian wars]] (680-1355)
 ** [[Battle of Anchialus (763)]]
 ** [[Battle of Kleidion]] (1014)
 *[[Siege of Constantinople (1204)]]
 *[[Battle of Pelagonia]]
-* [[Byzantine–Seljuk Wars]] (1048–1308)
+* [[Byzantine–Seljuq wars]] (1048–1308)
 **[[Battle of Philomelion]]
 **[[Siege of Nicaea]]
 **[[Battle of Hyelion and Leimocheir]]
-**[[Siege of Trebizond (1205–1206)]]
+**[[Siege of Trebizond (1205–06)]]
 **[[Battle of Antioch on the Meander]]
 * [[Byzantine–Ottoman Wars]] (1265–1453)
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 * [[Morean War]] (1684–1699)
 * [[Orlov Revolt]] (1770)
-* [[Ottoman Invasion of Mani (1770)]]
+* [[Ottoman invasion of Mani (1770)]]
 * [[Siege of Kastania]] (1770)
 * [[Battle of Chesma]] (1770)
 * [[Battle of Vromopigada]] (1770)
 * [[Daskalogiannis|Sfakia revolt]] (1770)
-* [[Ottoman Invasion of Mani (1803)]]
+* [[Ottoman invasion of Mani (1803)]]
 * [[Souliotes]]
-* [[Souliote War (1803)|Souliote War]] (1803)
+* [[Souliote War (1803)]]
-* [[Ottoman Invasion of Mani (1807)]]
+* [[Ottoman invasion of Mani (1807)]]
-* [[Ottoman Invasion of Mani (1815)]]
+* [[Ottoman invasion of Mani (1815)]]
 ===19th century===
 *[[Greek War of Independence]] (1821–1829)
 **[[Siege of Tripolitsa]]
-**[[Battle of Gravia]]
+**[[Battle of Gravia Inn]]
 **[[Battle of Dervenakia]]
 **[[First Siege of Missolonghi]]
 **[[Second Siege of Missolonghi]]
-**[[Battle of Vassilika]]
+**[[Battle of Vasilika]]
-**[[Battle of Dervenakia]]
 **[[Ottoman–Egyptian invasion of Mani]]
 *[[Epirus Revolt of 1854]]
-*[[Cretan Revolt (1866–1869)]]
+*[[Cretan Revolt (1866–69)]]
 *[[Epirus Revolt of 1878]]
 **[[Battle of Mouzaki]]
+*[[Greco-Turkish War (1897)]]
 === 20th century ===
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 **[[Balkans Campaign (World War I)|Balkans Campaign]]
 **[[Macedonian Front (World War I)|Macedonian Front]]
+*[[Southern Russia intervention]]
-*[[Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War|Allied expedition to the Ukraine]]
 *[[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)]]
 **[[Battle of Afyonkarahisar-Eskişehir]]
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 **[[Battle of Greece]] (1941)
 **[[Battle of Crete]]  (1941)
-**[[Battle of El Alamein]]  (1942)
+**[[First Battle of El Alamein]]  (1942)
+**[[Second Battle of El Alamein]]  (1942)
 **[[Invasion of Normandy]]  (1944)
 *[[Greek Civil War]] (1945–1949)
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 === 21st century ===
-*[[International Security Assistance Force|Afghanistan]]  (2001-present)
+*[[International Security Assistance Force|Afghanistan]]  (2001–2021)
 *[[2011 Libyan civil war]]
 == List of fortifications in Greece ==
 === Medieval period ===
 ==== Byzantine ====
 *[[Monemvasia]]
 *[[Mistra]]
+*[[Castle of Zarnata]]
-==== Frankish & Crusader ====
+==== Frankish and Crusader ====
 *[[Passavas]]
-*[[Beaufort Castle (Mani)]] <!--not to be confused with Beaufort in Lebanon -->
+*[[Beaufort Castle (Mani)|Beaufort]]
 *[[Tigani]]
+*[[Grand Magne]], among several castles referred to as [[Kastro tis Orias (disambiguation)|Kastro tis Orias]]
-*[[Kastro tis Orias]]
 *[[Kelefa]]
 ==== Venetian ====
-*[[Kastro Larissa]] at [[Argos]]
+*[[Kastro Larissa]] at [[Argos, Peloponnese|Argos]]
-*[[Kastro Palamidhi]] at [[Nafplio]]
+*[[Palamidi]] at [[Nafplio]]
 {{Expand section|date=May 2008}}
 ==== Ottoman ====
-=== Modern===
+=== Modern ===
 ==== American ====
-*[[Naval Support Activity Souda Bay|NSA Souda Bay]]
+*[[Souda Bay|NSA Souda Bay]]
 ==== British ====
 ==== German (World War II-period) ====
 ==== Greek ====
 *[[Metaxas Line]]
 {{Expand section|date=May 2008}}
-==== Italian (World War II & Dodecanese protectorate) ====
+==== Italian (World War II and Dodecanese Protectorate) ====
 == List of Greek military institutions ==
 *[[Hellenic Military Academy]]
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 *[[Hellenic Air Force Academy]]
-== List of Greek military alliances ==
+== List of military alliances ==
-{{Empty section|date=May 2010}}
-== Ancient Greece==
-* [[Carthage]]
 === Byzantine ===
-* [[Vandals]]
+* [[Goths]]
-* [[Europe]]
+* [[Varangians]]
+* [[Bulgarians]]
+* [[Armenians]]
+* [[Italian city-states]]
+* [[Rus' people]]
+* [[Alans]]
+* [[Republic of Venice]]
 === Modern ===
+* [[Russian Empire]]
+* United Kingdom
+* France
+* [[Balkan League]]
+* [[Allies of World War I]]
+* [[Allies of World War II]]
+* United States
+* [[NATO]]
 * [[United Nations]]
+* [[Cyprus]]
 * [[European Union]]
-* [[Allied Powers]]
-* [[NATO]]
-* [[Russia]]
-* [[Serbia]]
-==Notes==
-<references/>
-{{Expand section|date=May 2008}}
 ==See also==
-{{Portal|Military of Greece}}
+{{Portal|Greece}}
+{{commons category|Military history of Greece}}
 *[[Military of Greece]]
 *[[History of the Hellenic Army]]