At the request of the Greek Government in exile a Greek Operational Group was formed from the 122 Infantry Bn. at Camp Carson, CO, in February, 1943.  With additions, rejections and further training nearly 200 enlisted men and officers were ready for foreign duty.  In Greece the armed resistance was by the Andartes, Greek guerrillas living in the mountains.  Withdrawal of the 80,000 German troops was foreseen and plans were based on delaying, harassing and making costly this withdrawal. OGs and a British unit, the Raider Support Regiment, would work with the resistance to accelerate the plans.  The first OG unit entered Greece April 23, 1944.

Greek Operational Details:
Group	Date	Area
Greek Group I	April 23	Epirus, NW Greece
Greek Group II	June 18	Roumeli, S Central
Greek Group III	July 19	Thessaly, Mid-E Greece
Greek Group IV	Sept. 8	Macedonia
Greek Group V	May 21	Mt. Paikon, N Greece
Greek Group VI	July 19	Olympus, Mid-E Greece
Greek Group VII	May 16	Peloponesus
Greek Group VIII	July 16	Macedonia

 

This summary of these Operational Groups was extracted from records of the National Archives provided through the courtesy of Lt. Col. Ian D. W. Sutherland. Attorney Sutherland is the compiler of the encyclopedic "Special Forces of the United States Army, 1952-1982"

 

 

 

	Greek Operations:
	GROUP I
	GROUP II
	GROUP III
	GROUP IV
	GROUP V
	GROUP VI
	GROUP VII
	GROUP VIII

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