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Greek Cypriot National Guard
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Greek_Cypriot_National_Guard
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:alliedWith
gptkb:Greece
gptkbp:annualEvent
1 October (Cyprus Independence Day)
gptkbp:budget
approximately €400 million (2023)
gptkbp:commanderInChief
gptkb:President_of_Cyprus
gptkbp:conscription
yes
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Cyprus
gptkbp:emblem
National Guard of Cyprus emblem.svg
gptkbp:founded
1964
gptkbp:headquarters
gptkb:Nicosia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Greek Cypriot National Guard
gptkbp:leader
Lieutenant General Georgios Tsitsikostas (as of 2024)
gptkbp:mainLanguage
gptkb:Greek
gptkbp:militaryBranch
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:Air_Force
gptkb:Navy
gptkbp:motto
Έτοιμοι αεί προς υπεράσπισην της πατρίδος (Always ready to defend the homeland)
gptkbp:nativeName
gptkb:Εθνική_Φρουρά
gptkbp:notableEngagement
gptkb:Turkish_invasion_of_Cyprus
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees
around 12,000 active personnel
gptkbp:opposedBy
gptkb:Turkish_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:parentOrganization
gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence_of_Cyprus
gptkbp:reservePersonnel
around 75,000
gptkbp:role
defense of Cyprus
gptkbp:type
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:military
gptkbp:website
https://www.army.gov.cy/
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Turkish_invasion_of_Cyprus_(1974)
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6