Caserta Agreement (1944)

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The Caserta Agreement (1944) was a World War II accord under which the various Greek resistance forces were placed under unified Allied military command, aiming to coordinate operations and limit internal conflict in liberated Greece.

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Caserta Accord (1944) 1
Caserta Agreement 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II accord
military agreement
political agreement
aimedTo coordinate military operations in Greece
limit internal conflict among Greek resistance groups
unify Greek resistance forces under Allied command
alsoKnownAs Caserta Agreement (1944)
surface form: Caserta Accord (1944)

Caserta Agreement (1944)
surface form: Caserta Agreement
appliedTo Greek resistance organizations
concerns Greek Civil War
surface form: Greek Civil War (prelude)

Axis occupation of Greece
surface form: Greek Resistance
context liberation of Greece from German occupation
countryAffected Greece
established unified Allied command over Greek resistance forces
followedBy Dekemvriana
surface form: Dekemvriana (December 1944 events in Athens)
geographicScope Greek territory
hadConsequence formal subordination of ELAS to Allied command
increased British influence over Greek internal affairs in 1944
hasDate 1944-09-26
hasType ceasefire and command-subordination agreement
hasYear 1944
historicalPeriod late stages of World War II in Europe
involvedParty Allied Armies in Italy
surface form: Allied forces in the Mediterranean

Greek People’s Liberation Army (ELAS)
surface form: EAM–ELAS

EDES representatives
surface form: EDES

EKKA
Greek government-in-exile
surface form: Greek Government-in-Exile

United Kingdom
language English
Greek
partOf World War II
placedUnderCommandOf Mediterranean Allied Air Forces
surface form: Allied Military Command in the Mediterranean

British General Ronald Scobie
relatedTo Greek Civil War
Lebanon Conference (1944)
required Greek resistance forces to obey Allied orders
restricted independent military actions by Greek resistance groups
signedBy British military representatives
Greek government-in-exile
surface form: Greek Government-in-Exile

representatives of EAM–ELAS
representatives of EDES
representatives of EKKA
signedDuring German withdrawal from Greece
signedOnBehalfOf UK government
surface form: British government
tookPlaceAt Allied Force Headquarters
surface form: Allied Force Headquarters in Caserta
tookPlaceIn Caserta
Kingdom of Italy

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Caserta Agreement (1944) alsoKnownAs Caserta Agreement (1944)
this entity surface form: Caserta Agreement
Caserta Agreement (1944) alsoKnownAs Caserta Agreement (1944)
this entity surface form: Caserta Accord (1944)
National Liberation Front (EAM) notableEvent Caserta Agreement (1944)
Lebanon Conference (1944) relatedTo Caserta Agreement (1944)