Other Forces

Greeks in the undergrowth.

Wartime 'photo of Napoleon Zervas, leader of the military wing of the EDES Greek nationalist movement (second from left) with officers. Greek resistance, while generally savage, was also, in general, of limited effectiveness. This was in large part because - in spite of the best efforts of the British to mediate - the various resistance groups hated each other more than they hated the Germans (a bit like the Judean Peoples' Front and the Peoples' Front of Judea vis-a-vis the Romans). The tension between the Communist resistance and the nationalist groups was particularly intense, and they had already begun shooting each other before the Germans left. Following a savage "post-war" civil war, the nationalists won out (at the expense in part of accepting the restoration of the Monarchy as desired by their British sponsors). General Zevras went on to enjoy a political career, dying of natural causes in 1957. Best regards, JR.