Panhellenic Union of Fighting Youths
Resistance organization during the Axis occupation of Greece in WWII / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Panhellenic Union of Fighting Youths (Greek: Πανελλήνιος Ένωσις Αγωνιζόμενων Νέων, Panellínios Énosis Agonizómenon Néon, ΠΕΑΝ, PEAN) was an anti-Nazi and anti-fascist movement that took part in the Greek resistance during the Axis Occupation of Greece in the Second World War. The organization was concentrated in the areas of Athens and Piraeus, and although it never expanded to become a wider movement, it was one of the most active of the multitude of urban resistance groups that sprung up during the Occupation, and one of the first to carry out active resistance, in the form of bombings.
Quick Facts Panhellenic Union of Fighting YouthsΠανελλήνιος Ένωσις Αγωνιζόμενων Νέων Panellínios Énosis Agonizómenon Néon, Leaders ...
Panhellenic Union of Fighting Youths Πανελλήνιος Ένωσις Αγωνιζόμενων Νέων Panellínios Énosis Agonizómenon Néon | |
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Leaders | Kostas Perrikos Panagiotis Kanellopoulos |
Dates of operation | 1941–1944 |
Active regions | Athens |
Ideology | Greek nationalism Republicanism Venizelism Liberalism Social democracy Anti-communism Anti-fascism |
Allies | EDES EKKA RAN SOE Greek government in exile |
Opponents | Royal Italian Army German Army Kingdom of Bulgaria Collaborationist government Security Battalions EAM/ELAS |
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