RE: The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier - Changing of the Guards Athens

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The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier - Changing of the Guards Athens

in dtube •  7 years ago 

Do you know, by chance, the name of this uniform? The Greek guards have some interesting uniforms, but so far I was not able to get an overview...

This is also an untypical one... not many countries have the pride to show their beautiful folk costumes in a military parade:

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I found some information online about the white uniforms
https://whyathens.com/evzones-uniform-greek-soldier/
It's called Foustanella or Greek Kilt, made from 400 pleats,representing the years of Ottoman occupation .