Democratic Army of Greece

Democratic Army of Greece
Δημοκρατικός Στρατός Ελλάδας
LeadersNikos Zachariadis (Gen. Sec. of the KKE)
Markos Vafiadis (military leader, President of the Provisional Government)
Dates of operation1946–1949
AllegianceKKE
Democratic Government (from 1947)
IdeologyCommunism
Republicanism
Left-wing nationalism
Anti-fascism
Political positionLeft-wing to far-left
AlliesEastern Bloc
Opponents Kingdom of Greece

 United Kingdom

 United States

Battles and wars

The Democratic Army of Greece (DAG; Greek: Δημοκρατικός Στρατός Ελλάδας - ΔΣΕ, romanizedDimokratikós Stratós Elládas - DSE) was the army founded by the Communist Party of Greece during the Greek Civil War (1946–1949). At its height, it had a strength of around 50,000 men and women. The DSE was backed up by the Popular Civil Guard (Λαϊκή Πολιτοφυλακή - ΛΠ), the Communist Party's security police force.