3rd Greek Mountain Brigade

3rd Greek Mountain Brigade
Active 1944–1945
Allegiance Kingdom of Greece
Branch Hellenic Army
Type Mountain infantry
Size Brigade
Engagements Battle of Rimini
Dekemvriana
Commanders
Commander Col. Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos

The 3rd Greek Mountain Brigade (Greek: ΙΙΙ Ελληνική Ορεινή Ταξιαρχία, ΙΙΙ Ε.Ο.Τ.) was a unit of mountain infantry formed by the Greek government in exile in Egypt during World War II. It was formed from politically reliable right-wing and pro-royalist personnel following a pro-EAM mutiny among the Greek armed forces in Egypt in April 1944. Commanded by Colonel Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos, it fought in the Battle of Rimini in Italy (under I Canadian Corps), where it earned the honorific title "Rimini Brigade" ("Ταξιαρχία Ρίμινι") and against EAM's Greek People's Liberation Army in the Dekemvriana events in Athens.

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