Key Information
Reference code
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Date(s)
- 1943 Jul 20 - 1944 Sep 20 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
11 items
Scope and content
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.