Democratic Army of Greece
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The Democratic Army of Greece was the communist-led military force that fought against the Greek government and its allies during the Greek Civil War in the late 1940s.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Democratic Army of Greece canonical | 14 |
| Democratic Army of Greece guerrilla forces | 1 |
| Dimokratikos Stratos Elladas | 1 |
| Ellinikós Laïkós Apeleftherotikós Stratós | 1 |
| Δημοκρατικός Στρατός Ελλάδας | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T106078 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Democratic Army of Greece Context triple: [Greek Civil War, mainBelligerent, Democratic Army of Greece]
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A.
Hellenic American Union
The Hellenic American Union is a cultural and educational organization that promotes Greek-American relations through language instruction, arts, and academic programs.
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B.
Polish Committee of National Liberation
The Polish Committee of National Liberation was a Soviet-backed provisional government established in 1944 to administer liberated Polish territories and lay the groundwork for a communist regime after World War II.
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C.
Hellenic Parliament
The Hellenic Parliament is the unicameral national legislature of Greece, responsible for making laws, overseeing the government, and representing the Greek people.
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D.
Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War was a post–World War II conflict (1946–1949) between the Greek government and communist insurgents that became an early flashpoint of the Cold War and a catalyst for increased U.S. intervention in Europe.
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E.
National Revolutionary Army
The National Revolutionary Army was the military arm of China’s Kuomintang government, serving as the main Chinese force in major conflicts such as the Second Sino-Japanese War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Democratic Army of Greece Target entity description: The Democratic Army of Greece was the communist-led military force that fought against the Greek government and its allies during the Greek Civil War in the late 1940s.
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A.
Hellenic American Union
The Hellenic American Union is a cultural and educational organization that promotes Greek-American relations through language instruction, arts, and academic programs.
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B.
Polish Committee of National Liberation
The Polish Committee of National Liberation was a Soviet-backed provisional government established in 1944 to administer liberated Polish territories and lay the groundwork for a communist regime after World War II.
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C.
Hellenic Parliament
The Hellenic Parliament is the unicameral national legislature of Greece, responsible for making laws, overseeing the government, and representing the Greek people.
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D.
Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War was a post–World War II conflict (1946–1949) between the Greek government and communist insurgents that became an early flashpoint of the Cold War and a catalyst for increased U.S. intervention in Europe.
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E.
National Revolutionary Army
The National Revolutionary Army was the military arm of China’s Kuomintang government, serving as the main Chinese force in major conflicts such as the Second Sino-Japanese War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
communist guerrilla army
ⓘ
military wing of a political party ⓘ |
| activePeriod | late 1940s ⓘ |
| allies | local communist partisans ⓘ |
| causeOf | large-scale internal displacement in Greece ⓘ |
| commander |
Markos Vafiadis
ⓘ
Markos Vafiadis ⓘ
surface form:
Nikolaos Zachariadis
Markos Vafiadis ⓘ
surface form:
Vasilis Bartziotas
|
| conflict | Greek Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1949 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1949 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Communist Party of Greece ⓘ |
| goal |
establishment of a socialist regime in Greece
ⓘ
overthrow of the Greek monarchy-backed government ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
DSE
ⓘ
Democratic Army of Greece ⓘ
surface form:
Dimokratikos Stratos Elladas
|
| headquarters | mountainous regions of northern Greece ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early Cold War ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism–Leninism
ⓘ
communism ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| leader | Markos Vafiadis ⓘ |
| militaryBranchOf | Communist Party of Greece ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
battle of Grammos–Vitsi
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Grammos
Battle of Vitsi ⓘ operations in the Peloponnese ⓘ |
| operationalArea |
central Greece
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Greece
Northern Greece ⓘ Peloponnese ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Government of Greece
ⓘ
Greek National Army ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| parentOrganization | Communist Party of Greece ⓘ |
| partOf | Greek Civil War ⓘ |
| precededBy |
National Liberation Front (EAM)
ⓘ
surface form:
Greek People’s Liberation Army
|
| recruitsFrom |
former members of the Greek People’s Liberation Army
ⓘ
rural population of Greece ⓘ |
| resultOf | post–World War II political tensions in Greece ⓘ |
| startTime | 1946 ⓘ |
| status | defeated ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Albania
ⓘ
surface form:
People’s Republic of Albania
Bulgaria ⓘ
surface form:
People’s Republic of Bulgaria
Yugoslavia ⓘ
surface form:
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
|
| timeInForce | 3 years ⓘ |
| usesTactic |
conventional warfare in later stages
ⓘ
guerrilla warfare ⓘ |
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Subject: Democratic Army of Greece Description of subject: The Democratic Army of Greece was the communist-led military force that fought against the Greek government and its allies during the Greek Civil War in the late 1940s.
Referenced by (18)
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