ELAS
The Greek People's Liberation Army (Greek: Ελληνικός Λαϊκός Απελευθερωτικός Στρατός (ΕΛΑΣ), Ellinikós Laïkós Apeleftherotikós Stratós; ELAS) was the military arm of the left-wing National Liberation Front (EAM) during the period of the Greek resistance until February 1945, when, following the Dekemvriana clashes and the Varkiza Agreement, it was disarmed and disbanded. ELAS was the largest and most significant of the military organizations of the Greek resistance.
| Greek People's Liberation Army Ελληνικός Λαϊκός Απελευθερωτικός Στρατός | |
|---|---|
ELAS partisans on Mount Parnitha | |
| Leaders | Aris Velouchiotis (Chief Captain) Major General Stefanos Sarafis (Chief military officer) Political commissar Andreas Tzimas (Chief political supervisor) |
| Dates of operation | 1942–1945 |
| Allegiance | EAM Mountain Government (1944) |
| Size | c.50,000 (1944) |
| Part of | National Liberation Front |
| Allies | Soviet Union Allies of World War II SNOF Albanian Partisans Bulgarian Partisans Yugoslav Partisans SOE |
| Opponents | German Army Royal Italian Army Kingdom of Bulgaria Collaborationist government Security Battalions EDES/EOEA EKKA YVE/PAO Organization X Cities Police Greek Gendarmerie British Army (1944) |
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