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The regiment and the training centre are located in the "Lt. Gen.
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306:Camp" on the northern outskirts of Messolonghi.
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501:6th Infantry Regiment
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474:1st Infantry Regiment
453:Konstantinos Ventiris
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201:. Formerly an elite
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231:Balkan Wars
223:Messolonghi
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120:World War I
116:Engagements
106:Missolonghi
102:Garrison/HQ
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310:References
31:1913-1941
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