Greek Civil War

The Greek Civil War was a conflict between the Greek government, backed first by Britain and then by the United States, and the communist-led Democratic Army, which began soon after the end of the German occupation. It followed a first round of fighting in December 1944 and became one of the first major conflicts of the Cold War, prompting the Truman Doctrine of American aid to Greece and Turkey in 1947. The communists received support from the neighbouring communist states, but Yugoslavia stopped helping them after the split between Tito and Stalin in 1948. The government forces won in 1949, after the battles in the Grammos mountains. The war left tens of thousands dead, many people displaced and a deeply divided society.

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