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Battle of Meligalas

Battle of Meligalas was a battle fought on 13 September 1944 at Meligalas, in what is now Greece; it lasted 2 days. It was part of Q2094191. The recorded result: ELAS victory. Recorded strength: About 1,200 against About 1,000.

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Fought13 September 1944lasted 2 days
WhereMeligalas, Greece37.223N, 21.954E
OutcomeELAS victory
BelligerentsELASagainstSecurity Battalions
Casualties and lossesOver 150 dead, 250 woundedandSee below
Part ofQ2094191

Where it sits in Q2094191

Battle of Pochonbo, 1937Battle of Chora - Agorelitsa, 1944Battle of Bizani Street, 1944Battle of Karoutes, 1944Battle of Meligalas, 1944Battle of the University, 1944Battle of Kilkis, 194419371944Battle of Meligalas, 1944
7 placed engagements of Q2094191 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date13 September 1944
to 15 September 1944
PlaceMeligalas, Greece
37.223N, 21.954E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
StrengthAbout 1,200About 1,000
Casualties and lossesOver 150 dead, 250 woundedSee below
Commanders
  • Tasos Anastasopoulos
  • Dimitris Perrotis
  • Nikos Theofanous
  • Panagiotis Benos
Battle of MeligalasBattle of MeligalasBattle of MakryplagiSiege of Gardiki-ArcadiaBattle of ManiakiSiege of MegalopolisBattle of KalamataBattle of ManiakiSiege of MegalopolisBattle of KalamataAthensPatraTripoliPirgos100 km37.223N, 21.954E
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Battle of Meligalas 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 Q12880420, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Meligalas, revision 1375058470, 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.