Holy crowd

Various military elite or special units are referred to as the holy group ( Greek ἱερὸς λόχος hierós lochos ) :

• in the ancient
  • in Greek Thebes, see Holy Company (Thebes)
  • in Carthage, see Holy Company (Carthage)

• In modern Greek history, several military units are referred to as the Holy Company:
  • The holy band of the Greek War of Independence
  • The Cretan Holy Company during the Cretan Uprising (1866–1869);
  • The Cretan Sacred Band of Students who participated in the Balkan Wars as part of the Greek Army ;
  • The Sacred Band (1914) formed during the establishment of the Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus ;
  • The Holy Band (World War II) , a special unit consisting entirely of officers

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.