battle, Cold War

Battle of Kalavryta

Name: Battle of Kalavryta
Start: 1948-04-11
Location: Greece

Battle of Kalavryta was a battle fought on 11 April 1948 in what is now Greece; it lasted 1 day. The recorded result: Democratic Army victory. Recorded strength: 1,000–1,100 against 700.

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Fought11 April 1948lasted 1 day

WhereGreece38.033N, 22.117E

OutcomeDemocratic Army victory

BelligerentsProvisional Democratic Government; Democratic Army of GreeceagainstKingdom of Greece; Hellenic National Guard; Hellenic Gendarmerie; Rural Security UnitsMAY

Casualties and losses10–27 killed; 25–40 woundedand44–50 killed; 160–300 captured

Record

Date	11 April 1948 to 12 April 1948
Place	Greece 38.033N, 22.117E
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Strength	1,000–1,100	700
Casualties and losses	10–27 killed; 25–40 wounded	44–50 killed; 160–300 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 at Kastraki 1826, 6.3 km E
Battle of Kavkaria 1827, 18 km NW
Siege of Chalandritsa 1316, 29 km W
Battle of Leontion 217 BC, 30 km W
Siege of Patras 1821, 41 km NW

Elsewhere in 1948

Battles of Latrun Palestine
Battle of Haifa Israel
Battle of Mishmar HaEmek Israel
Siege of Changchun People's Republic of China
Battle of Nitzanim Israel

Battle of Kalavryta 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 Q104873032, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kalavryta, revision 1370266600, 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.