ELAS

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ELAS was the main Greek resistance army during World War II, closely linked to the communist-led National Liberation Front (EAM), and played a central role in the fight against Axis occupation.

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ELAS canonical 7

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek resistance organization ⓘ
military wing of a political movement ⓘ
abbreviation ELAS ⓘ
activeDuring Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ
alliedWith British Special Operations Executive ⓘ
Yugoslav Partisans ⓘ
areaOfOperations Greek mountains ⓘ
mainland Greece ⓘ
conflict Greek Civil War ⓘ
Greek Resistance ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
demobilizedAsResultOf Varkiza Agreement ⓘ
dissolutionYear 1945 ⓘ
engagedIn guerrilla warfare ⓘ
liberation of Greek towns and villages ⓘ
sabotage operations ⓘ
formationYear 1942 ⓘ
foundedBy EAM ⓘ
fullName Ellinikós Laïkós Apeleftherotikós Stratós ⓘ
fullNameInEnglish Greek People’s Liberation Army ⓘ
goal establishment of people’s power in Greece ⓘ
liberation of Greece from Axis occupation ⓘ
headquartersLocation occupied Greece ⓘ
ideology communism ⓘ
left-wing nationalism ⓘ
languageOfName Greek ⓘ
militaryWingOf EAM ⓘ
notableLeader Andreas Tzimas ⓘ
Aris Velouchiotis ⓘ
Stefanos Sarafis ⓘ
opposedTo Axis powers ⓘ
Bulgarian occupation forces ⓘ
Fascist Italy ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ
parentOrganization EAM ⓘ
partOf EAM ⓘ
politicalAffiliation Greek Communist Party ⓘ
politicalWing EAM ⓘ
roleInHistory largest resistance army in occupied Greece ⓘ
main armed force of the Greek Resistance ⓘ
successor Democratic Army of Greece ⓘ
supportedBy Greek Communist Party ⓘ
tookPartIn Dekemvriana ⓘ
Gorgopotamos sabotage ⓘ
typeOfOrganization irregular military force ⓘ
partisan army ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Greek People’s Liberation Army → shortName → ELAS ⓘ
ELAS → abbreviation → ELAS ⓘ