Democratic Army of Greece

Democratic Army of Greece
Δημοκρατικός Στρατός Ελλάδας
Democratic Army of Greece; Δημοκρατικός Στρατός Ελλάδας
	Badge of the DSE. The letter Delta stands for Demokratia, meaning "Democracy" and "Republic"
Leaders	Nikos Zachariadis (Gen. Sec. of the KKE); Markos Vafiadis (military leader, President of the Provisional Government)
Dates of operation	1946–1949
Allegiance	KKE; Democratic Government (from 1947)
Ideology	Communism; Republicanism; Left-wing nationalism; Anti-fascism
Political position	Left-wing to far-left
Allies	Eastern Bloc Albania; Bulgaria; Yugoslavia (until July 1949);
Opponents	Kingdom of Greece Hellenic Army; Hellenic Gendarmerie; United Kingdom British Army; United States United States Army;
Battles and wars	Greek Civil War Battle of Grammos; ;

The Democratic Army of Greece (DAG; Greek: Δημοκρατικός Στρατός Ελλάδας, ΔΣΕ; Dimokratikós Stratós Elládas, DSE) was the army founded by the Communist Party of Greece during the Greek Civil War (1946–1949). At its height, it had a strength of around 50,000 men and women. The DSE was backed up by the Popular Civil Guard (Λαϊκή Πολιτοφυλακή, ΛΠ), the Communist Party's security police force.