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Security Battalions Τάγματα Ασφαλείας | |
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Leaders | Ioannis Rallis Ioannis Plytzanopoulos Vasileios Dertilis Dionysios Papadongonas |
Dates of operation | 1943–1944 |
Headquarters | Athens |
Ideology | Anti-communism |
Size | 22,000 (total) |
Part of | Hellenic State (1941–44) |
Allies | Wehrmacht, SS, SiPo, National Union of Greece, Hellenic Gendarmerie, City Police, Poulos Verband |
Opponents | EAM/ELAS, KKE |
Battles and wars | Battle of Meligalas |
The Security Battalions (Greek: Τάγματα Ασφαλείας, romanized: Tagmata Asfaleias, derisively known as Germanotsoliades (Γερμανοτσολιάδες, meaning "German tsoliás") or Tagmatasfalites (Ταγματασφαλίτες)) were Greek collaborationist paramilitary groups, formed during the Axis occupation of Greece during World War II in order to support the German occupation troops.