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Battle of Amfilochia

Battle of Amfilochia was a battle fought in 1944 in what is now Greece. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of World War II, which ran from 1939 to 1945. The recorded result: Resistance victory.

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Fought1944
WhereGreece38.863N, 21.166E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeResistance victory
BelligerentsGreek People's Liberation ArmyagainstWehrmacht; Italian volunteers; Greek collaborators
Part ofWorld War II1939 to 1945

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Record

Date1944 (year precision)
to 1944
PlaceGreece
38.863N, 21.166E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of AmfilochiaBattle of AmfilochiaSiege of MedionBattle of OlpaeBattle of PetaBattle of PrevezaSiege of Santa MauraSiege of MedionBattle of OlpaeBattle of PetaSiege of Santa MauraPatraLarissaIoaninaKerkiraPirgosVolosSarandë100 km38.863N, 21.166E
Placed at its recorded location; 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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Battle of Amfilochia 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 Q16245759, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Amfilochia, revision 1370431871, 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.