Question: when did the greek civil war start and end
Answer: Greek Civil War Part of the Cold War Date 30 March 1946 -- 16 October 1949 ( 3 years , 6 months , 2 weeks and 2 days ) Location Greece Result Hellenic Army victory Belligerents Kingdom of Greece Hellenic Army Supported by : British Empire ( before 1947 ) United States ( after 1947 ) Provisional Democratic Government DSE NLF partisans Supported by : Soviet Union Yugoslavia Bulgaria Albania Commanders and leaders Alexandros Papagos Konstantinos Ventiris Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos Ronald Scobie James Van Fleet Markos Vafiadis Nikolaos Zachariadis Strength At peak : 232,500 At peak : 26,