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| Battle of Metaxades | |||||
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| Part of Greek Civil War | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
| Hellenic Army | Democratic Army of Greece | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
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Georgios Vlassis Ilias Lalos |
Vaggelis Kasapis Nikos Kanakaridis | ||||
| Strength | |||||
| 2 officers and 32 men | 1,378 or about 800 fighters | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
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2 officers and 11 other ranks killed | According to army figures, 173 dead and 108 captured or surrendered guerrillas.[1] | ||||
The Battle of Metaxades was a part of the Greek Civil War and took place in the village of Metaxades, Evros from 15 to 20 May 1949, between the Greek Army and the Democratic Army of Greece in the area between the two hills of the village. This battle was the last attempt of the Democratic Army to operate outside the fortified groups in Grammos and Vitsi. It was the biggest and bloodiest battle in the prefecture of Evros.[2][3][4][5][6]
- ^ According to Captain Kritonas (Vangelis Kasapis), out of a total of 1378 guerrillas and executives, they barely escaped 420-450. Everyone else fell dead, wounded, captive, missing.
- ^ "Η ΜΑΧΗ ΤΩΝ ΜΕΤΑΞΑΔΩΝ - ΜΑΪΟΣ 1949".
- ^ "ΕΜΦΥΛΙΟΣ: Μάχη Μεταξάδων το 1949… το Πεζικό κρατά, η Αεροπορία σώζει".
- ^ "Μεταξάδες 1949: Το τελευταίο ξέσπασμα του Δημοκρατικού Στρατού".
- ^ "Η ΜΑΧΗ ΤΩΝ ΜΕΤΑΞΑΔΩΝ- ΜΑΪΟΣ ΤΟΥ 1949".
- ^ "Μεταξάδες Έβρου".