1948-49 GREECE REUNIFIED.

The article discusses the Greek Civil War of 1948-49 and the factors that led to the reunification of Greece. The British government, facing financial difficulties, sought to abandon its role in Greece, but recognized the importance of maintaining a line of communication to the East and preventing the rise of another communist regime in the Mediterranean. The United States intervened and provided financial aid, military training, and weaponry to the Greek government, which helped push back the communist forces. International communist support for the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and the Democratic Army of Greece (DSE) faltered, with limited aid from the Soviet Union and slowing supplies from Yugoslavia. The split between Tito and Stalin further weakened the communist movement in Greece, and the KKE ultimately chose to align with Stalin and the USSR. The Greek government, sensing victory, launched Operation Torch and successfully defeated the communists, leading to their total defeat and the end of the civil war. [Extracted from the article]