What the records say
- When
- 13 Sep 1944 – 15 Sep 1944
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 37.22° N, 21.95° E
- Description
- 1944 battle between ELAS and Security Battalions
Battle of Meligalas
1944 battle of WWII in Meligalas, Greece
The Battle of Meligalas took place during the Axis occupation of Greece in Meligalas in southwestern Greece on 13–15 September 1944. Greek Resistance forces of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) defeated a Security Battalion garrison loyal to the collaborationist government.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “WWII: The Battle of Meligalas begins, between the Greek Resistance forces of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) and the collaborationist Security…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Bataille de Meligalás”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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