Greek Civil War

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armed conflict civil war war of independence and ideology

The Greek Civil War was a post–World War II conflict (1946–1949) between the Greek government and communist insurgents that became an early flashpoint of the Cold War and a catalyst for increased U.S. intervention in Europe.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Greek Civil War canonical	55
Greek Civil War (early phase)	2
Greek Civil War (prelude)	2
Greek Civil War (as later outcome)	1
Greek Civil War (wartime phase)	1
Greek Civil War evacuation of guerrilla forces	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed conflict ⓘ civil war ⓘ war of independence and ideology ⓘ
conflictType	ideological conflict ⓘ proxy conflict of the Cold War ⓘ
country	Greece ⓘ
describedAs	early flashpoint of the Cold War ⓘ first major Cold War conflict in Europe ⓘ
endTime	1949 ⓘ
followedBy	Greece’s integration into Western bloc ⓘ postwar political repression in Greece ⓘ
hasCause	conflict between communist and anti-communist forces in Greece ⓘ political polarization in Greece after World War II ⓘ power vacuum after Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ
hasEffect	consolidation of anti-communist regimes in southern Europe ⓘ escalation of Cold War tensions in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ strengthening of U.S. influence in Greece ⓘ
involves	Dekemvriana ⓘ surface form: British military intervention in Greece Greek National Army ⓘ National Liberation Front (EAM) ⓘ Security Battalions legacy ⓘ Truman Doctrine ⓘ
location	Greek mainland ⓘ Macedonia (Greece) ⓘ surface form: northern Greece
mainBelligerent	Communist Party of Greece ⓘ Democratic Army of Greece ⓘ Government of Greece ⓘ
notableCommander	Alexandros Papagos ⓘ Markos Vafiadis ⓘ
opponent	Greek government forces ⓘ communist insurgents ⓘ
partOf	Cold War ⓘ
precededBy	Balkan Campaign ⓘ surface form: Axis occupation of Greece Dekemvriana ⓘ Lebanon Conference (1944) ⓘ
result	Greece firmly aligned with Western bloc ⓘ defeat of communist insurgency in Greece ⓘ large-scale displacement of civilians ⓘ political exile of many Greek communists ⓘ victory of Greek government forces ⓘ
significantEvent	Truman Doctrine ⓘ surface form: Truman Doctrine announcement battle of Grammos–Vitsi ⓘ implementation of the Marshall Plan in Greece ⓘ
startTime	1946 ⓘ
supportedBy	Albania ⓘ Bulgaria ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Yugoslavia ⓘ
timePeriod	post–World War II era ⓘ

Referenced by (62)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Truman Doctrine → motivatedBy → Greek Civil War ⓘ

Democratic Army of Greece → partOf → Greek Civil War ⓘ

Democratic Army of Greece → conflict → Greek Civil War ⓘ

Dekemvriana → followedBy → Greek Civil War ⓘ

Dekemvriana → foreshadowed → Greek Civil War ⓘ

Lebanon Conference (1944) → conflict → Greek Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Greek Civil War (as later outcome)

battle of Grammos–Vitsi → conflict → Greek Civil War ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Grammos–Vitsi

battle of Grammos–Vitsi → partOf → Greek Civil War ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Grammos–Vitsi

battle of Grammos–Vitsi → hasCause → Greek Civil War ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Grammos–Vitsi

National Liberation Front (EAM) → activeInPeriod → Greek Civil War ⓘ

National Liberation Front (EAM) → roleIn → Greek Civil War ⓘ

Greek National Army → conflict → Greek Civil War ⓘ

Markos Vafiadis → conflict → Greek Civil War ⓘ

Alexandros Papagos → conflict → Greek Civil War ⓘ

Greek Army → conflict → Greek Civil War ⓘ

DSE → partOf → Greek Civil War ⓘ

subject surface form: Democratic Army of Greece

DSE → conflict → Greek Civil War ⓘ

subject surface form: Democratic Army of Greece

Varkiza Agreement → context → Greek Civil War ⓘ

Battle of Vitsi → conflict → Greek Civil War ⓘ

Caserta Agreement (1944) → concerns → Greek Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Greek Civil War (prelude)

Caserta Agreement (1944) → relatedTo → Greek Civil War ⓘ

Mount Vitsi → usedDuring → Greek Civil War ⓘ

Grammos Mountains → historicalEvent → Greek Civil War ⓘ

Grammos Mountains → conflict → Greek Civil War ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Grammos

Greek People’s Liberation Army (ELAS) → conflict → Greek Civil War ⓘ

subject surface form: Greek People’s Liberation Army

Armed Forces of Greece → conflictInvolvement → Greek Civil War ⓘ

Constitution of 1952 (Greece) → relatedEvent → Greek Civil War ⓘ

Balkan theatre of World War II → hasPart → Greek Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Greek Civil War (wartime phase)

Balkan theatre of World War II → followedBy → Greek Civil War ⓘ

M1 Garand rifles → usedInConflict → Greek Civil War ⓘ

subject surface form: M1 Garand

Cold War proxy conflicts → hasPart → Greek Civil War ⓘ

War Cross (Greece) → conflict → Greek Civil War ⓘ

Mount Grammos → wasBattlegroundIn → Greek Civil War ⓘ

Nikos Zachariadis → conflict → Greek Civil War ⓘ

Nicholas Gage → subjectOf → Greek Civil War ⓘ

Nicholas Gage → wroteAbout → Greek Civil War ⓘ

Greek War Cross → conflict → Greek Civil War ⓘ

George Polk → conflictCovered → Greek Civil War ⓘ

George Polk → deathContext → Greek Civil War ⓘ

United States military mission in Greece → operatedIn → Greek Civil War ⓘ

United States military mission in Greece → conflict → Greek Civil War ⓘ

United Kingdom military mission in Greece → conflict → Greek Civil War ⓘ

Greek monarchy referendum of 1946 → during → Greek Civil War ⓘ

Greek monarchy referendum of 1946 → relatedEvent → Greek Civil War ⓘ

National Liberation Front → involvedIn → Greek Civil War ⓘ

subject surface form: National Liberation Front (EAM)

this entity surface form: Greek Civil War (early phase)

British authorities in Greece → timePeriod → Greek Civil War ⓘ

British authorities in Greece → involvedInConflict → Greek Civil War ⓘ

British General Ronald Scobie → conflict → Greek Civil War ⓘ

subject surface form: Ronald Scobie

Government of National Unity (Greece) → politicalContext → Greek Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Greek Civil War (prelude)

Varkiza → relatedTo → Greek Civil War ⓘ

subject surface form: Varkiza Agreement