Item PRENTICE & WICKSTEAD 3/2 - Papers, Jul 1943 - Sep 1944, relating to resistance work by Greek partisan groups, including KKE and EDES (in Greek)

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PRENTICE & WICKSTEAD 3/2

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Papers, Jul 1943 - Sep 1944, relating to resistance work by Greek partisan groups, including KKE and EDES (in Greek)

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  • 1943 Jul 20 - 1944 Sep 20 (Creation)

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11 items

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Papers, in Greek, relating to Greek partisan activities not under the jurisdiction of the Allied Military Mission, West Macedonia, Greece, 1943-1944, including Kommounistiko Komma Elladas (KKE) and Ellinikos Dimokratikos Ethnikos Stratos (EDES) papers and operational orders and anti-Ethnikos Laikos Apeleftherotikos Stratos (ELAS) propaganda and papers. Papers include most notably the 20 Jul 1943 announcement of the formation of a joint General Headquarters between British Military Mission forces and Greek partisan movements; letter from the citizens of Rizario county to the Allied Military Mission declaring their support for the Polotiki Epitropi Ethnikis Apeleftherosis (PEEA) and requesting ammunition from the Allies, 8 Feb 1944; anti-Kommounistiko Komma Elladas (KKE) and anti-Ethnikos Laikos Apeleftherotikos Stratos (ELAS) propaganda leaflet distributed by the pro-fascist Panellinios Apeleftherotili Organosis (PAO) calling for support of Metopo Ethnikos Aminis (MEA); undated letter containing information about the strengths of German, Ellinikos Ethnikos Stratos (EES), Greek pro-German forces and Gestapo movements in the Kozani region up to 25 Jul 1944; undated list of food rations distributed to the Greek population by groups such as the Red Cross and the EES; letter from the Mavrodendri detachment of the EES to Allied Military Mission relating to sporadic fighting between ELAS and EES units, 22 Sep 1944. 11 items.

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