The Greek Civil War, 1946-1949

When the Second World War (WWII) ended in 1945 and the rest of Europe was beginning to rebuild itself, Greece entered into a second war, more vicious than that fought against the Axis powers.
Written by Amikam Nachmani. Narration by Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle.
The author dedicates this video in memory of Prof. Andre Gerolymatos (1951-2019).
A textual version of this video is available at origins.osu.ed....
Video production by Svetlana Ter-Grigoryan, Laura Seeger and Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle.
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[@dorianphilotheates3769]

The Greek Civil War followed Greece’s valiant defence against the aggression of both Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany in WWII, together with a fierce resistance by the Greek people during a brutal Quadruple Occupation of the country. The ensuing Civil War was ostensibly fought for political/ideological reasons within the wider context of the Cold War. The truth is that it was fought because Greeks ❤️LOVE❤️war (especially civil wars) - always have...

[@ioannismichalopoulos6936]

Very bad video. The pictures shown are almost random: They are not really related to what the narrator says. Most importantly: the narrative is mostly one-sided. It hides key facts.

[@prodigytheater]

False news

[@7Steveski]

As terrible as it was, as a half Greek American, I’m glad that the Communists didn’t win. There are too many mass graves in communist countries.