Balkan Battle Group

EU Balkan Battlegroup
Insignia
Active	1 July 2007– 31 December 2007
Country	Greece Bulgaria Cyprus Romania Slovenia
Allegiance	European Union
Branch	EU Battlegroup
Type	Regiment

The Balkan Battlegroup is a European Union battlegroup led by Greece. Originally referred to as HELBROC (an acronym for HELlas, Bulgaria, ROmania, Cyprus), it consists of military units from Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Cyprus, and Slovenia.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms bears a white pigeon that brings an olive branch to a flaming globe, with EU flag as a background. The flags of the participating nations are placed along the top of the coat of arms.

Exercices

To complement HELBROC's operational training, two exercises were conducted in May 2007. The first was Command Post Exercise (CPX) EVROPI – I and the second was LIVe Exercise (LIVEX) EVROPI – II

External links

• Official Greek Defense Staff PR (18MB)
• Cyprus signs Balkan battle group for EU

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