MILITARY

Issued by the Commander of the XV Infantry Division, Major General Georgios Ch. Raggousis, inviting Lieutenant General Panagiotis Giannoulis to an official military luncheon at the “Limni” Hotel in Kastoria.

The printed card bears the division insignia at top, with handwritten completion of the recipient’s name and details. These invitations were issued only to high-ranking officers and were not publicly printed.

Original official document issued by the Greek Armed Forces Headquarters, dated 1976.

Issuing authority: Hellenic Armed Forces Headquarters / Ministry of National Defence
Date: 5 September 1976
Size: approx. 22 × 33 cm
Pages: 1 sheet
Language: Greek

This is an official service document marked “Urgent” and “Unclassified”, transmitting a congratulatory message of the Minister of National Defence on the occasion of the Day of the Armed Forces (29 August) to reserve organizations.

The text of the ministerial message is fully included in the document.

The document bears:

• Original round stamp of the Armed Forces Headquarters

• Certification “Exact Copy” (Ακριβές Αντίγραφον)

It is therefore an official certified service copy, not a modern photocopy.

The Minister of National Defence at the time was Evangelos Averoff-Tositsas.

Αυθεντικό υπηρεσιακό έγγραφο των Ελληνικών Ενόπλων Δυνάμεων, έκδοσης 5 Σεπτεμβρίου 1976, που περιλαμβάνει συγχαρητήριο μήνυμα του Υπουργού Εθνικής Άμυνας Ευάγγελου Αβέρωφ για την Ημέρα των Ενόπλων Δυνάμεων. Φέρει επίσημη σφραγίδα και ένδειξη «Ακριβές Αντίγραφον».

Original Greek Army high-ranking officer’s family Christmas and New Year greeting card, ca.1960s.
Printed card with embossed national emblem and mounted black-and-white photograph of the Parthenon (Acropolis, Athens).
Handwritten dedication by the family of Lt. General P. Polyzos (Υποστράτηγος Π. Πολύζου).

Kingdom of Greece – Ministry of Military Affairs Official Document

Original government document issued by the Ministry of Military Affairs (Υπουργείον Στρατιωτικών) of the Kingdom of Greece.

The document bears the official printed heading «Βασίλειον της Ελλάδος – Υπουργείον Στρατιωτικών», indicating its origin from the central administration responsible for the Greek army during the monarchical period.

The Kingdom of Greece, established in 1832 following the recognition of Greek independence, remained the country’s governing system for much of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Documents issued by the Ministry of Military Affairs form part of the administrative framework of the Greek armed forces and typically relate to matters such as military service, officer administration, logistics, or official correspondence.

Original government documents of this period provide valuable insight into the bureaucratic and military administration of Greece during the monarchy, and are sought after by collectors of Greek historical documents, military ephemera, and governmental archives.

Βασίλειον της Ελλάδος – Υπουργείον Στρατιωτικών – Επίσημο Έγγραφο

Αυθεντικό διοικητικό έγγραφο του Υπουργείου Στρατιωτικών του Βασιλείου της Ελλάδος, που αποτυπώνει τη λειτουργία της στρατιωτικής διοίκησης στις αρχές του 20ού αιώνα.