"The Greek Civil War"

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The Civil War in Greece (o Emfýlios Pólemos, "civil war") (1946 – October 1949) was a civil war in Greece that was fought from 1946 to 1949 between the Greek government army, supported by Britain and the United States, and the Democratic Army of Greece (DG), the armed wing of the Communist Party of Greece (KPD), supported by the USSR, Yugoslavia, Albania and Bulgaria. As a result of the fighting, the Greek army defeated the Dag.

The civil war was the result of a highly polarized struggle between left and right ideologies that began in 1943. Since 1944, each side has sought to take advantage of the power vacuum created by the end of the Axis occupation of Greece (1941-1944). From the summer of 1946, the conflict took the form of a civil war between pro-communist guerrillas and government troops of a monarchical regime focused on supporting Britain and the United States. Geopolitically, the Greek Civil War was the first round of the Cold War between Britain and the United States on the one hand and the USSR and its allies on the other. The defeat of the Communists, whom the Soviet Union withdrew from aiding, eventually led to Greece's accession to NATO in 1952 and the establishment of U.S. influence in the Aegean.

Periodization
The Greek Civil War took place in two phases:
Prelude of the Greek Civil War (1943-1945), military clashes between the People's Liberation Army of Greece (ELAS) and other British-backed formations for the purpose of post-war control in the country.
The Greek Civil War (1946-1949).

Force of the parties

On the one hand, it was the Greek Armed Forces, assisted by the gendarmerie, the national security battalions, and receiving substantial material support from the Western Allies (first from Britain and then from the United States). Greek citizens actively enlisted in the Greek army with the support of all political forces in Greece under the leadership of Themystoklis Sofulis, as well as former soldiers who were in security battalions (collaborationist formations during the Second World War). The gendarmerie and the National Guard assisted the Greek army wherever possible, while elsewhere they covered the rear with guard duty. Finally, the government's informal allies included paramilitary organizations, consisting of a large number of conservative and anti-communist formations, which voluntarily fought the Communists until the end of operations. In addition, the Greek government used naval units (where possible for army auxiliary operations) as well as the Royal Air Force, whose contribution was decisive in all stages of the fight against the guerrillas. The Greek army was initially supported by the British, but when they decided it was too burdensome for them, the US took the lead. It also led to Greece's accession to the Truman Doctrine,