Democratic Army of Greece
Military force of the Communist Party of Greece during the Greek Civil War (1946-49) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Democratic Army of Greece (DAG; Greek: Δημοκρατικός Στρατός Ελλάδας - ΔΣΕ, romanized: Dimokratikós Stratós Elládas - DSE) was the army founded by the Communist Party of Greece during the Greek Civil War (1946–1949). At its height, it had a strength of around 50,000 men and women.
Quick Facts Democratic Army of Greece Δημοκρατικός Στρατός Ελλάδας, Leaders ...
Democratic Army of Greece Δημοκρατικός Στρατός Ελλάδας | |
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Leaders | Nikos Zachariadis (Gen. Sec. of the KKE) Markos Vafiadis (military leader, President of the Provisional Government) |
Dates of operation | 1946–1949 |
Allegiance | KKE Democratic Government (from 1947) |
Ideology | Communism Republicanism Left-wing nationalism Greek nationalism Minority rights Anti-fascism Anti-imperialism |
Political position | Left-wing to far-left |
Allies | Eastern Bloc
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Opponents | Kingdom of Greece |
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The DSE was backed up by the Popular Civil Guard (Λαϊκή Πολιτοφυλακή - ΛΠ), the Communist Party's security police force.