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Greek civil war

Greek Civil War
Part of the Cold War
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Date 30 March 1946 – 16 October 1949
(3 years, 6 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)
Location Greece
Result Hellenic Army/Hellenic State victory
Belligerents

 Kingdom of Greece

 United Kingdom
 United States (after 1947)

Greece Provisional Democratic Government

Socialist Republic of Macedonia NLF partisans

Supported by:
Bulgaria P.R. of Bulgaria

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia S.F.R. of Yugoslavia
Albania P.R. of Albania
Commanders and leaders
Alexander Papagos
Konstantinos Ventiris
Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos
United Kingdom Ronald Scobie
United States James Van Fleet
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Markos Vafiadis
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Nikolaos Zachariadis
Strength
At peak:
232,500
At peak:
26,000 (mid-1948)
Total: c.100,000 men and women served, of whom:
15,000–20,000
Slav-Macedonians
2,000–3,000 Pomaks
130–150 Cham Albanians
Casualties and losses

Hellenic Army, Navy and Air Force, from August 16, 1945 to December 22, 1951:
15,268 dead
37,255 wounded
3,843 missing
865 deserters Hellenic Gendarmerie, from December 1, 1944 to December 27, 1951:
1,485 dead
3,143 wounded
159 missing.

British Armed Forces:
210 killed
1,000 wounded
733 missing
Hellenic Army claim: 38,839 killed
20,128 captured
Total: 158,000 killed
1,000,000 temporarily relocated during the war

 Kingdom of Greece

Greece Provisional Democratic Government

Socialist Republic of Macedonia NLF partisans

Supported by:
Bulgaria P.R. of Bulgaria


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