Hellenic National Defence General Staff (HNDGS)

On 11 April 1950, by Law no. 1431, the Ministry of National Defence was established to replace the previous Army, Navy and Air Force Ministries. The same Law (Article 2) provided for the establishment of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff through which the Minister of National Defence (MOD) practised all functions prescribed in the aforementioned Law. The Chief HNDGS was a senior officer of any one of the three Services (Army, Navy, Air Force) selected by the War Council upon recommendation of the MOD and appointed by a Decree of the MOD.

HNDGS, since its establishment and until 1959, was located on the first floor of the building whitch in nowdays houses the Parliament. After the Army and the Air Force General Staffs moved into their current premises, a decision was made to construct the facilities where the HNDGS is being housed until now.