The Hellenic Force in Cyprus (Greek: Ελληνική Δύναμη Κύπρου, romanized: Elliniki Dynami Kyprou, Turkish: Kıbrıs Yunan Alayı), commonly known in its abbreviated form as ELDYK or EL.DY.K.

ELDYK was formed on November 20, 1959 at Agios Stefanos, Athens, soon after the Zürich and London Agreements established the independence of Cyprus.

Per the subsequent Treaty of Guarantee, Greece, along with Turkey and the United Kingdom, would be the new state's guarantor powers.

In this headquarters belonged the Hellenic Force in Cyprus with 950 men and the Turkish Force in Cyprus (Greek: Τουρκική Δύναμη Κύπρου, abbreviated: ΤΟΥΡΔΥΚ or ΤΟΥΡ.ΔΥ.Κ, Greek pronunciation: [turˈðik]) with 650 men, as it was agreed in the Zürich and London Agreement.

[4][5] The first commander of ELDYK was Colonel Dionysios Arbouzis, a distinguished officer who had already led the Greek Expeditionary Force in Korea.

[9][10][11] In December 1963 serious riots and violence broke out between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, the generalization of the conflict and the involvement of the Hellenic Force of Cyprus and Turkish Force of Cyprus was avoided due to the intervention of the United Kingdom.

[12] In the same period, members of ELDYK were involved in violent incidents against the Turkish Armed Forces and militias.

During the invasion, ELDYK's units were dispatches to various places in Cyprus in order to help the Cypriot National Guard.

Along with ELDYK, Greece managed to involve an airborne battalion in fighting, raising the total number of Greek troops.

Soldiers from class 103 manned the ship's guns and for over two hours shelled the Turkish forces in the area.

The Turkish forces surrendered to the Cypriot National Guard and their weapons and equipment were captured.

Greek Cypriot officers and soldiers who were killed during the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus are buried in this tomb.

[29] The ELDYK emblem shows the silhouettes of Greece and Cyprus crowned with a common laurel wreath.

Although some men volunteer for the unit, the core of the force is selected directly by the Greek Army General Staff on the basis of physical ability and skills.

[34] In the camp, there is a memorial representing a soldier who gestures with his hand towards the area of the previous camp of ELDYK (destroyed during the Turkish invasion at 1974) and has inscribed on a marble slab the names and the ranks of the officers and soldiers of the force who were killed or are missing.