Military force of the Communist Party of Greece during the Greek Civil War (1946-49)
For other uses of "Delta Sigma Epsilon", see Delta Sigma Epsilon (disambiguation).
Democratic Army of Greece Δημοκρατικός Στρατός Ελλάδας
Badge of the DSE. The letter Delta stands for Demokratia, meaning "Democracy" and "Republic"
Leaders
Nikos Zachariadis (Gen. Sec. of the KKE) Markos Vafiadis (military leader, President of the Provisional Government)
Dates of operation
1946–1949
Allegiance
KKE
Democratic Government (from 1947)
Ideology
Communism Republicanism Left-wing nationalism Greek nationalism Minority rights Anti-fascism Anti-imperialism
Political position
Left-wing to far-left
Allies
Eastern Bloc
Albania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia (until July 1949)
Opponents
Kingdom of Greece
Hellenic Army
Hellenic Gendarmerie
United Kingdom
British Army
United States
United States Army
Battles and wars
Greek Civil War
Battle of Grammos
The Democratic Army of Greece (DAG; Greek: Δημοκρατικός Στρατός Ελλάδας - ΔΣΕ, romanized: Dimokratikós 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.
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