Dekemvriana

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Dekemvriana refers to the violent clashes in Athens in December 1944 between communist-led resistance forces and British-backed government troops, a pivotal crisis that foreshadowed the Greek Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
historical event
political crisis
alsoKnownAs December events of 1944 in Athens
linked to: Dekemvriana
country Greece
endDate 1945-01-15
followedBy Greek Civil War
foreshadowed Greek Civil War
hasCasualties thousands of killed and wounded (combined sides)
hasCause breakdown of cooperation between Greek resistance and government-in-exile
conflict over postwar power in Greece
political tensions after German occupation of Greece
hasCivilianImpact significant civilian casualties and destruction in Athens
hasContext Allied presence in Greece during World War II
end of German occupation of Greece in World War II
hasDateQualifier December 1944
hasIdeologicalDimension communism vs anti-communism
left–right political conflict
hasLocation Athens
Greece
hasMainBelligerent British forces in Greece
EAM-ELAS
Greek government troops
hasNameInGreek Δεκεμβριανά
hasOutcome Varkiza Agreement
deep political polarization in Greek society
defeat of EAM-ELAS in Athens
strengthening of anti-communist forces in Greece
hasParticipant British Army
Communist Party of Greece
EAM-ELAS
General Ronald Scobie
Greek People’s Liberation Army
Greek gendarmerie
Greek government forces
linked to: Greek National Army

Greek police
Prime Minister Georgios Papandreou’s government
United Kingdom
Winston Churchill
hasResult British and government control of Athens
hasTypeOfViolence artillery bombardment
street fighting
urban warfare
isConsidered key episode in early Cold War politics in Greece
turning point in modern Greek history
partOf history of modern Greece
precededBy German occupation of Greece
liberation of Athens in October 1944
relatedAgreement Varkiza Agreement
startDate 1944-12-03

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Greek Civil War precededBy Dekemvriana
Greek Civil War involves British military intervention in Greece
linked to: Dekemvriana
Dekemvriana alsoKnownAs December events of 1944 in Athens
linked to: Dekemvriana
Lebanon Conference (1944) relatedTo Dekemvriana (December events in Athens, 1944)
linked to: Dekemvriana
National Liberation Front (EAM) notableEvent Dekemvriana clashes in Athens
linked to: Dekemvriana
Ronald Scobie conflict Dekemvriana
subject linked to: General Ronald Scobie
Varkiza Agreement context Dekemvriana
EAM (National Liberation Front) involvedIn Dekemvriana (December events) in Athens
linked to: Dekemvriana
Caserta Agreement (1944) followedBy Dekemvriana (December 1944 events in Athens)
linked to: Dekemvriana
Georgios Papandreou notableEvent Dekemvriana (December events) in Athens, 1944
linked to: Dekemvriana
Greek People’s Liberation Army notableEvent Dekemvriana in Athens
linked to: Dekemvriana
Greek legislative election of 1946 relatedEvent Dekemvriana (December events) in Athens
linked to: Dekemvriana
National Liberation Front (EAM) notableEvent Dekemvriana (December events) in Athens
subject linked to: National Liberation Front
linked to: Dekemvriana
Government of National Unity (Greece) keyEventDuringTerm Dekemvriana (December events) 1944
linked to: Dekemvriana
ELAS tookPartIn Dekemvriana
ELAS guerrillas notableEvent Dekemvriana
Liberation of Greece followedBy Dekemvriana
Greek Resistance significantEvent Dekemvriana