Dekemvriana

Dekemvriana

Part of the World War II Greek Civil War and the Cold War

5th Scottish Parachute Battalion Athens 1944.jpg

Sherman tanks and troops from the 5th (Scottish) Parachute Battalion, British 2nd Parachute Brigade, fighting against members of ELAS in Athens, 18 December 1944.

Date

3 December 1944 – 11 January 1945
(1 month, 1 week and 1 day)

Location

Result

British Army and Government of Greece victory

Treaty of Varkiza

Belligerents

United Kingdom
Greek government-in-exile

ΡΕΑΝ
RAN
Organization X

some members of the Security Battalions

National Liberation Front

Commanders and leaders

Winston Churchill

Georgios Papandreou

Nikolaos Plastiras

Archbishop Damaskinos

Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos

Christodoulos Tsigantes

Georgios Grivas

Georgios Siantos

Manolis Mantakas

Strength

80,000-90,000

11,600

17,800

Casualties and losses

c:210 killed
1,000 wounded
733 missing

1,000-1,200 killed

c:2,000 killed
max.3,000 civilians killed

c.20,000 civilians killed

British Army and Government of Greece victory

United Kingdom
Greek government-in-exile

ΡΕΑΝ
RAN
Organization X

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