battle, Cold War

Battle of Agios Vasileios

Name: Battle of Agios Vasileios
Start: 1949-01-22
Location: Greece

Battle of Agios Vasileios was a battle fought on 22 January 1949 in what is now Greece. It was part of the Greek Civil War, which ran from 1946 to 1949. The recorded result: National Army victory. Recorded strength: 240 against 900–1,200.

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Fought22 January 1949

WhereGreece37.187N, 22.689E

OutcomeNational Army victory

BelligerentsProvisional Democratic Government; Democratic Army of Greece; People's Civil GuardagainstKingdom of Greece; National Army

Casualties and losses70–181 killed; 60–78 capturedand30 killed or wounded; 7 captured

Part ofGreek Civil War1946 to 1949

Where it sits in the Greek Civil War

4 placed engagements of the Greek Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	22 January 1949
Place	Greece 37.187N, 22.689E
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Strength	240	900–1,200
Casualties and losses	70–181 killed; 60–78 captured	30 killed or wounded; 7 captured

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Selasia 195 BC, 24 km W
Battle of Nauplia 1822, 26 km NE
Siege of Sparta 272 BC, 26 km SW
Battle of Doliana 1821, 28 km NW
Second Battle of Doliana 1825, 28 km NW

In the same war

Before: Battle of Naousa 1949
After: Battle of Florina 12 February 1949
All 4 engagements of Greek Civil War

Elsewhere in 1949

Battle of Guningtou People's Republic of China
Battle of Cao Bang Vietnam
Battle of Rafah Palestine
Battle of Dengbu Island China
British-Israeli Air Incident Israel

Battle of Agios Vasileios is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q18121569, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Agios Vasileios, revision 1370105989, 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.