EDES
Greek resistance movement against its occupation by Germany and Italy during WWII / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The National Republican Greek League (Greek: Εθνικός Δημοκρατικός Ελληνικός Σύνδεσμος (ΕΔΕΣ), Ethnikós Dimokratikós Ellinikós Sýndesmos (EDES)) was a major anti-Nazi resistance group formed during the Axis occupation of Greece during World War II.
Quick Facts National Republican Greek League Εθνικός Δημοκρατικός Ελληνικός ΣύνδεσμοςEthnikós Dimokratikós Ellinikós Sýndesmos, Leaders ...
National Republican Greek League Εθνικός Δημοκρατικός Ελληνικός Σύνδεσμος Ethnikós Dimokratikós Ellinikós Sýndesmos | |
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Leaders | Napoleon Zervas Komninos Pyromaglou |
Dates of operation | 1941–1944 |
Active regions | Epirus Aetolia-Acarnania |
Ideology | Greek nationalism Republicanism Liberalism Venizelism Anti-communism |
Size | ca.12,000 (October 1944) |
Allies | EKKA PAO PEAN EOK MAVI Organization Bouboulina [el] Organization X SOE Greek government in exile |
Opponents | Royal Italian Army German Army Kingdom of Bulgaria Collaborationist government Security Battalions Këshilla Balli Kombëtar EAM/ELAS |
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The largest of the non-communist resistance groups, its military wing, the National Groups of Greek Guerrillas (Εθνικές Ομάδες Ελλήνων Ανταρτών, Ethnikés Omádes Ellínon Antartón (ΕΟΕΑ)) concentrated its military activities in Epirus. From 1943 onwards, EDES came into confrontation with the communist-led National Liberation Front, beginning a series of civil conflicts that would lead to the Greek Civil War.