Name: Battle of Florina (1949)
Start: 1949-02-12
End: 1949-02-15
Location: Battle of Florina (1949)

Battle of Florina (1949) 1949

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date	12 February 1949 – 15 February 1949	Wikidata
Year	1949	Wikidata P580 (start time)
Era	Post-1945 (1946 onwards)	derived from year
Location	Greece	Natural Earth (modern borders)
Continent	Europe	Natural Earth
War / conflict	Greek Civil War	Wikidata P361
Coordinates	40.7828, 21.4089	Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Battle of Florina (Greek: Μάχη της Φλώρινας, Macedonian: Битката за Лерин) took place in early February 1949. It was fought during the Greek Civil War, pitting forces of the communist Democratic Army of Greece (DAG) led by Nikos Zachariadis against the National Greek Army, led in Florina by General Nikolas Papadopoulos. The battle ended in defeat for the communists.

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