Epistratoi

Panhellenic Union of Epistratoi
Πανελλήνια Ένωση Επιστράτων
LeadersIoannis Metaxas
Ioannis Sagias
Konstantinos Hößlin
Dates of operation1916–1920
CountryGreece Kingdom of Greece
IdeologyGreek nationalism
Monarchism
Antivenizelism
Germanophilia
Sizeup to 20,000
OpponentsTriple Entente
Venizelists
Battles and warsWorld War I

The Epistratoi (Greek: Επίστρατοι, "Reservists") were a royalist paramilitary organization in Greece during World War I, in the context of the National Schism. They played a major role in the Noemvriana of 1916.

They are considered the first mass political organization in the country, monarchist, directed against the liberal bourgeoisie and foreign intervention.[1]

  1. ^ Divani, L., (2014). Η «ύπουλος θωπεία». Ελλάδα και ξένοι, 1821 – 1940. Athens: Καστανιώτης