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Battle of Konitsa

Battle of Konitsa was a battle fought in 1947 at Konitsa, in what is now Greece. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Konitsa. The recorded result: Hellenic Army victory.

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Fought1947
WhereKonitsa, Greece40.042N, 20.745E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeHellenic Army victory
BelligerentsProvisional Democratic Government; Democratic Army of GreeceagainstKingdom of Greece; Hellenic Army

Record

Date1947 (year precision)
PlaceKonitsa, Greece
40.042N, 20.745E
KindBattle, Cold War
Commanders
  • Markos Vafiadis
  • Georgios Sofianos
  • Konstantinos Dovas
  • Georgios Peridis
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Placed at Konitsa; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1947

Battle of Konitsa is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 529 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q22082254, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Konitsa, revision 1370445923, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.