Difference between revisions of "Greek Civil War"
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| − | The '''Greek Civil War''' took place between 1944 and 1949 after the [[Communist]]-led resistance movement ELAS (which had since 1942 been fighting anti-Communist Greek partisans as well as the occupying [[German]] forces) attacked forces loyal to the Greek Government-in-Exile, which had returned to [[Athens]] after the German withdrawal. The communist rising was defeated with the aid of [[British]] troops. | + | The '''Greek Civil War''' took place between 1944 and 1949 after the [[Communist]]-led resistance movement ELAS (which had since 1942 been fighting anti-[[Communist]] [[Greek]] partisans as well as the occupying [[German]] forces) attacked forces loyal to the Greek Government-in-Exile, which had returned to [[Athens]] after the German withdrawal. The communist rising was defeated with the aid of [[British]] troops. |
[[Category:Wars]] | [[Category:Wars]] | ||
[[Category:Greece]] | [[Category:Greece]] | ||
Revision as of 16:05, July 14, 2008
The Greek Civil War took place between 1944 and 1949 after the Communist-led resistance movement ELAS (which had since 1942 been fighting anti-Communist Greek partisans as well as the occupying German forces) attacked forces loyal to the Greek Government-in-Exile, which had returned to Athens after the German withdrawal. The communist rising was defeated with the aid of British troops.