Battle of Vitsi

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath establishment_of_a_stable_government_in_Greece
gptkbp:casualties significant casualties on both sides
gptkbp:celebrates monuments commemorating the battle
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Democratic_Army_of_Greece
Greek_government_forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Alexander_Papagos
General Markos Vafiadis
gptkbp:date 1949
gptkbp:duration May 1949 to August 1949
gptkbp:historical_analysis studied in military history courses
gptkbp:historicalContext Cold_War_tensions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Vitsi
gptkbp:impact influence_on_future_Greek_politics
gptkbp:involved approximately 15,000 Democratic Army troops
approximately 30,000 government troops
gptkbp:legacy symbol_of_the_struggle_for_power_in_Greece
gptkbp:location gptkb:Vitsi_Mountain
gptkbp:media_coverage reported by international press
gptkbp:outcome end_of_organized_resistance_by_the_Democratic_Army
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Greek_Civil_War
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Greek_Civil_War
Battle of Grammos
gptkbp:result decisive victory for government forces
gptkbp:significance gptkb:last_major_battle_of_the_Greek_Civil_War
gptkbp:strategicGoals control_of_Western_Macedonia
gptkbp:tactics guerrilla warfare
conventional warfare