DSE

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armed wing of a political party communist military organization guerrilla army

DSE is the acronym for the Democratic Army of Greece, the communist-led military force that fought against the Greek government during the Greek Civil War (1946–1949).

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Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf armed wing of a political party →
communist military organization →
guerrilla army →
alliedWith Communist Party of Greece →
armedConflictRole insurgent force →
conflict Greek Civil War →
controlledBy Communist Party of Greece →
country Greece →
dissolvedAfter defeat in the Greek Civil War →
endTime 1949 →
hasAbbreviation DSE →
hasObjective establishment of a socialist regime in Greece →
overthrow of the Greek monarchy-backed government →
hasRecruitmentBase former members of the Greek People’s Liberation Army →
rural population of Greece →
headquarters mountainous regions of northern Greece →
ideology Marxism–Leninism →
communism →
militaryBranchOf Communist Party of Greece →
nativeName Δημοκρατικός Στρατός Ελλάδας →
nativeNameLanguage Greek →
notableBattle Battle of Grammos–Vitsi →
operationalArea Peloponnese →
central Greece →
northern Greece →
opposedBy Greek government forces →
Hellenic Army →
United Kingdom military mission in Greece →
United States military mission in Greece →
opposedIdeology anti-communism →
monarchism →
partOf Greek Civil War →
politicalAlignment pro-Soviet →
precededBy Greek People’s Liberation Army →
resultOf breakdown of cooperation between communists and royalists in Greece →
post-World War II political tensions in Greece →
shortName DSE →
significantEvent final defeat in 1949 at Grammos and Vitsi →
startTime 1946 →
status defunct →
supportedBy Albania →
Bulgaria →
Yugoslavia →
timePeriod Cold War era →
usedPoliticalCommissioners yes →
usedWarfareStyle guerrilla warfare →
Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Democratic Army of Greece →
hasAbbreviation
Democratic Army of Greece →
hasAlternativeName
Democratic Army of Greece →
shortName
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