Operation Pyravlos

Date	May 5 - late July 1949
Location	Thessaly, central Greece
Result	National Army victory

Belligerents

Provisional Democratic Government (Democratic Army of Greece)

Kingdom of Greece (National Army)

Commanders and leaders

General Alexander Papagos

Greek Civil War

Dekemvriana Litochoro attack Konitsa Thessaloniki bombing Operation Charavgi Operation Koronis Operation Peristera Operation Pyravlos Operation Pyrsos

Operation Pyravlos (Greek: Επιχείρηση «Πύραυλος», "Rocket") was a military campaign of the Greek Civil War launched by the National Army of the Athens-based internationally recognized government, under General Alexander Papagos. All communist forces in central Greece were defeated and the only areas under communist control were Grammos and Vitsi.

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