Greek Cypriot resistance fighter, EOKA leader and Supreme Head of the Cypriot National Guard
Georgios Grivas
Grivas c. 1967
Native name
Γεώργιος Γρίβας
Nickname(s)
Digenis Διγενής
Born
6 June 1897 Trikomo, British Cyprus (now Republic of Cyprus)
Died
27 January 1974 (aged 76) Limassol, Republic of Cyprus
Buried
Limassol, Republic of Cyprus
Allegiance
Kingdom of Greece Second Hellenic Republic Republic of Cyprus
Service/branch
Hellenic Army Cypriot National Guard
Years of service
1916-1974
Rank
Lieutenant general
Unit
10th Infantry Division
Battles/wars
Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)
Battle of the Sakarya
World War II
Greco-Italian War
Battle of Greece
Greek resistance
Greek Civil War
Dekemvriana
Cyprus Emergency
1 April Attacks
Battle of the Pine
Battle of Spilia
Battle at Nicosia Hospital
Battle of Liopetri
Cypriot intercommunal violence
Battle of Tylliria
Alma mater
Hellenic Military Academy École Militaire
Georgios Grivas (Greek: Γεώργιος Γρίβας; 6 June 1897 – 27 January 1974), also known by his nickname Digenis (Greek: Διγενής), was the Cypriot founder and leader of the Greek and Greek Cypriot paramilitary organisations Organization X (1942–1949), EOKA (1955–1959) and EOKA B (1971–1974).[1]
A specialist of guerilla and asymmetric warfare, he was one of the main actors in the Cypriot War of Independence, securing the independence of Cyprus against the British Empire.[2][3] He died only six months prior to the 1974 Cypriot coup and subsequent Turkish invasion of Cyprus.[3]
^"Georgios Grivas". www.hellenicaworld.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
^Chaliand, Gérard (1989). Revolution in the Third World. Diana Johnstone. New York, N.Y., U.S.A.: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-011845-4. OCLC 18559584.
^ abMallinson, William (2005). Cyprus : a modern history. London: I.B. Tauris. ISBN 1-4237-3157-3. OCLC 62234729.
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Global Information
Kingdom of Greece
Second Hellenic Republic
Republic of Cyprus
Hellenic Army
Cypriot National Guard
Lieutenant general