Supreme Military Command of the Interior and Islands
The Supreme Military Command of the Interior and Islands (Greek: Ανώτερη Στρατιωτική Διοίκηση Εσωτερικού και Νήσων, ΑΣΔΕΝ; Anóteri Stratiotikí Deíkisi Esoterikoú ke Níson, ASDEN), more commonly known as ASDEN, is a Corps-sized formation of the Hellenic Army responsible for the defence of the Aegean Islands.
Supreme Military Command of the Interior and Islands | |
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Ανωτάτη Στρατιωτική Διοίκηση Εσωτερικού και Νήσων (ΑΣΔΕΝ) | |
Emblem of the ASDEN | |
Active | 1945–present |
Country | Greece |
Branch | Hellenic Army |
Size | Army Corps |
Part of | Hellenic Army General Staff |
Garrison/HQ | Athens, Attica |
Motto(s) | Defending One's Country ΑΜΥΝΕΣΘΑΙ ΠΕΡΙ ΠΑΤΡΗΣ Aminesthe peri patris |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Lt. General Sotirios Kostakoglou |
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