ELAS
| Greek People's Liberation Army Ελληνικός Λαϊκός Απελευθερωτικός Στρατός ΕΛΑΣ | |
|---|---|
 ELAS partisans on Mount Parnitha | |
Leaders | Aris Velouchiotis (Chief Captain) Major General Stefanos Sarafis (Chief military officer) Political commissar Andreas Tzimas (Chief political supervisor) |
| Dates active | 1942–1945 |
| Dissolved | February 1945 |
| Allegiance | EAM Mountain Government (1944) |
| Ideology | Communism Socialist patriotism Left-wing nationalism Anti-fascism |
| Size | c. 50,000-85,000 (1944) |
| Part of | National Liberation Front |
| Wars | Greek Resistance Dekemvriana |
The Greek People's Liberation Army (Greek: Ελληνικός Λαϊκός Απελευθερωτικός Στρατός (ΕΛΑΣ), Ellinikós Laïkós Apeleftherotikós Stratós), known mostly by its acronym ELAS, was the military arm of the left-wing National Liberation Front, whose main driving force was Communist Party of Greece, during the period of the Greek resistance against the Axis occupation of Greece until February 1945, when, following the Dekemvriana clashes and the Varkiza Agreement, it was disarmed and disbanded. ELAS was the largest and most significant of the military organizations of the Greek resistance.