Hellenic Gendarmerie

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Hellenic Gendarmerie Ελληνική Χωροφυλακή
Emblem of Hellenic Gendarmerie, 1969–1984
War flag of the Hellenic Gendarmerie, 1951–1984
Agency overview
Formed	1833
Dissolved	1984
Superseding agency	Hellenic Police
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Greece
General nature	Gendarmerie
Operational structure
Parent agency	Ministry of Public Order
Notables
Person	Colonel François Graillard [el] (first)
Anniversaries	St Irene's feast day (Annually, 5 May) Commemoration of the fallen in the Battle of Athens (Annually, 6 December)

The Hellenic Gendarmerie (Greek: Ελληνική Χωροφυλακή, Elliniki Chorofylaki) was the national gendarmerie and military police (until 1951) force of Greece.