Battle of Florina (1949)

Battle of Florina
Part of Greek Civil War
Date12–15 February 1949
Location
Florina, Macedonia, Greece
40°46′58″N 21°24′32″E / 40.78278°N 21.40889°E / 40.78278; 21.40889
Result National Army victory
Belligerents

Greece Provisional Democratic Government

Greece Kingdom of Greece

Commanders and leaders
Greece Nikos Zachariadis
Greece Georgios Gousias		 Greece Nikolas Papadopoulos
Strength
4,000 ?
Casualties and losses
799 killed
1,500 wounded
350 captured/surrendered		 44 killed
220 wounded
35 missing in action
Florina is located in Greece
Florina
Florina
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Location of the battle in Greece

The Battle of Florina (Greek: Μάχη της Φλώρινας, Macedonian: Битката за Лерин[1]) took place in early February 1949. It was fought during the Greek Civil War, pitting forces of the communist Democratic Army of Greece (DAG) led by Nikos Zachariadis against the National Greek Army, led in Florina by General Nikolas Papadopoulos.[2] The battle ended in defeat for the communists.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Makfax was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Shrader 1999, pp. 232–233.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference AnKa150 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).