War, occupation, civil war · War and occupation · Railway
Operation 'Peristera': Myloi as a boundary point in the Peloponnese
14 December 1948 Proven
In the army's plan for operation 'Peristera' against the Democratic Army in the Peloponnese (14 December 1948), the IX Division was to secure road and rail traffic in its zone and the works on the road Corinth–Argos–Myloi. The air force order of 18 December drew the boundary between the operation zones along a line ending at Myloi.
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- Proven confirmed by primary sources
Sources
- ΓΕΣ/ΔΙΣ, Αρχεία Εμφυλίου Πολέμου 1944–1949, Athens 1998: operation plan «Περιστερά» (14-12-1948) and air operation order no. 4 (18-12-1948) Open (opens in a new tab)
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