16th Mechanized Infantry Division (Greece)

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16th Mechanized Infantry Division "Didymoteicho"
XVI Μηχανοκίνητη Μεραρχία Πεζικού "ΔΙΔΥΜΟΤΕΙΧΟ"
Camp flag of the 16th Mechanized Infantry Division
Active	1915/16-1917 1940-1941 1975-present
Country	Greece
Branch	Hellenic Army
Type	Mechanized infantry
Role	Anti-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
Size	Division
Part of	IV Army Corps
Garrison/HQ	Didymoteicho, Western Thrace
Motto(s)	We Shall All Die Willingly πᾶντες αὐτοπροαιρέτως ἀποθανοῦμεν pantes aftoproeretos apothanoumen
Engagements	World War I Macedonian front World War II Greco-Italian War Battle of Greece

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