Liberation of Greece

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World War II event historical event

The Liberation of Greece marks the end of World War II occupation and the restoration of Greek sovereignty following the withdrawal and defeat of Axis forces.

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Label	Occurrences
Liberation of Greece canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II event ⓘ historical event ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
country	Greece ⓘ
followedBy	Dekemvriana ⓘ Greek Civil War ⓘ
follows	Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ Bulgarian occupation of parts of Greece ⓘ Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ surface form: German occupation of Greece Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ surface form: Italian occupation of Greece
hasCause	Allied military advances in the Balkans ⓘ Greek resistance movement ⓘ defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II ⓘ withdrawal of Axis occupation forces from Greece ⓘ
hasPart	entry of Greek resistance and Allied forces into major cities ⓘ liberation of Athens ⓘ withdrawal of German forces from Greek islands ⓘ withdrawal of German forces from mainland Greece ⓘ
opponent	Axis powers ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ
participant	Allied forces ⓘ British Armed Forces ⓘ Greek People’s Liberation Army (ELAS) ⓘ surface form: Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) Greek government-in-exile ⓘ Greek resistance ⓘ National Liberation Front (EAM) ⓘ
politicalContext	emergence of left–right political polarization in Greece ⓘ transition from occupation to self-government ⓘ
relatedTo	Allied liberation of Europe in World War II ⓘ Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ Greek resistance movement ⓘ history of modern Greece ⓘ
resultsIn	conditions leading to the Greek Civil War ⓘ end of Axis occupation in Greece ⓘ onset of political instability in Greece ⓘ political vacuum in Greece ⓘ re-establishment of Greek government control over Athens ⓘ restoration of Greek sovereignty ⓘ
significance	key turning point in modern Greek politics ⓘ symbolic end of foreign occupation in modern Greek history ⓘ
significantPlace	Athens ⓘ Greek islands ⓘ Piraeus ⓘ Salonika ⓘ surface form: Thessaloniki
temporalContext	final phase of World War II in Europe ⓘ

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Axis occupation of Greece → followedBy → Liberation of Greece ⓘ