Battle of Kilkis (1944)

This article is about the Battle of Kilkis of 1944. For the 1913 battle, see Battle of Kilkis–Lachanas.
Battle of Kilkis
Part of the Greek Civil War

Kilkis in 2012
Date4 November 1944
Location
Kilkis, Greece
40°59′N 22°52′E / 40.983°N 22.867°E / 40.983; 22.867
Result ELAS victory
Belligerents
ELAS Security Battalions
EDES
EES
Commanders and leaders
Sarantis Protopapas Kyriakos Papadopoulos (Kisa Batzak)  †
Strength
7,000–10,000[1] 7,300[1]–9,000[2]

The Battle of Kilkis was an armed conflict between communist resistance organisation ELAS and a coalition of collaborationist Security Battalions, nationalist resistance organisations EDES and the National Greek Army (EES). On 4 November 1944, ELAS captured Kilkis after nine hours of fighting. The nationalists suffered many casualties during the battle and in prisoner killings afterwards.

  1. ^ a b Dordanas 2006, p. 495.
  2. ^ Kalogrias 2012, p. 388.