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Battle of Kilkis

Battle of Kilkis was a battle fought on 4 November 1944 at Kilkis, in what is now Greece. It was part of Q2094191. The recorded result: ELAS victory. Recorded strength: 7,000–10,000 against 7,300–9,000.

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Fought4 November 1944
WhereKilkis, Greece40.983N, 22.867E
OutcomeELAS victory
BelligerentsELASagainstSecurity Battalions; EDES; EES
Casualties and losses118–180 dead; 410–800 woundedand1,500 killed; 2,190 captured
Part ofQ2094191

Where it sits in Q2094191

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7 placed engagements of Q2094191 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date4 November 1944
PlaceKilkis, Greece
40.983N, 22.867E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength7,000–10,0007,300–9,000
Casualties and losses118–180 dead; 410–800 wounded1,500 killed; 2,190 captured
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Battle of Kilkis 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 Q15896585, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kilkis (1944), revision 1370445356, 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.