Dekemvriana (1945 AD)

Dekemvriana (Kingdom of Greece & 3rd Mountain Brigade & Sacred Band & Hellenic Gendarmerie & Cities Police & ΡΕΑΝ & RAN & Organization X & Ex-members of the Security Battalions & EDES (in Epirus) & British Army vs EAM & ELAS & National Civil Guard & OPLA & Students Band "Lord Byron") took place in 1945 AD during World War II.

Battle facts

• Year: 1945 AD
• Date: 1945-01-11
• Era: Contemporary
• Conflict: World War II
• Side A: Kingdom of Greece, 3rd Mountain Brigade, Sacred Band, Hellenic Gendarmerie, Cities Police, ΡΕΑΝ, RAN, Organization X, Ex-members of the Security Battalions, EDES (in Epirus), British Army
• Side B: EAM, ELAS, National Civil Guard, OPLA, Students Band "Lord Byron"
• Commanders (A): Georgios Papandreou, Nikolaos Plastiras, Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos, Christodoulos Tsigantes, Angelos Evert
• Commanders (B): Georgios Siantos, Manolis Mantakas, Giannis Zevgos, Grigoris Farakos, Stavros Mavrothalassitis
• Casualties: approx. 1,200 killed 210 killed 1,000 wounded 733 missing2,000 killed
• Outcome: Kingdom of Greece victory Treaty of Varkiza *Start of the Greek Civil War
• Coordinates: 37.984°, 23.728°

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