Operation Koronis Greek civil war diary document 1948

Interesting diary document of an officer for Operation Koronis 

from June 21 to August 29, 1948. Total 11 pages.

Operation Koronis  was a military campaign launched by the royalist government in Athens against the main

stronghold of the communist forces during the Greek Civil War. The communist defenses were two lines of

fortifications with minefields and concealed bunkers. Initial air attacks used small-sized bombs and inaccurate

targeting, but eventually, the frequency of attacks was more than tripled. After neutralizing the minefields by

forcing herds of animals to walk over them, the government army launched simultaneous attacks from two sides.

In the southwest, the hill of Kleftis changed hands repeatedly. With heavier casualties against a numerically superior opponent,

the communists had their wounded and artillery moved across the border to the People's Republic of Albania.

At the same time, the remaining 8,000 retreated to Mount Vitsi.