The Greek People's Liberation Army or ELAS (Greek: Ελληνικός Λαϊκός Απελευθερωτικός Στρατός, translit. Ellinikós Laïkós Apeleftherotikós Stratós, ΕΛΑΣ) — often mistakenly called the National People's Liberation Army (Εθνικός Λαϊκός Απελευθερωτικός Στρατός, Ethnikós Laïkós Apeleftherotikós Stratós) — was the military arm of the left-wing National Liberation Front (EAM) during the period of the Greek Resistance until February 1945.
Read more about Greek People's Liberation Army: Birth of ELAS, The "Mountain Government", Antagonism With Other Resistance Groups — First Phase of The Civil War, List of Important ELAS Battles, List of Important ELAS Members
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