Battle of Kalavryta

Battle of Kalavryta
Part of the Greek Civil War
View of Kalavryta
Date 11–12 April 1948 Location Kalavryta, Achaea, Greece 38°2′N 22°7′E / 38.033°N 22.117°E / 38.033; 22.117 Result Democratic Army victory
Belligerents
Provisional Democratic Government Democratic Army of Greece	Kingdom of Greece Hellenic National Guard Hellenic Gendarmerie MAY [el]
Commanders and leaders
Stephanos Giouzelis Kostas Kanellopoulos	Nikolaos Arvanitakis
Strength
1,000–1,100	700
Casualties and losses
10–27 killed 25–40 wounded	44–50 killed 160–300 captured
Kalavryta class=notpageimage| Location of the battle in Greece

The Battle of Kalavryta (Greek: Μάχη των Καλαβρύτων) took place between 11 and 12 April 1948. It was fought as part of the Greek Civil War, pitting forces of the Democratic Army of Greece (DSE) led by Stephanos Giouzelis against the government garrison of Kalavryta under Nikolaos Arvanitakis.

In the early morning hours of 11 April, DSE fighters launched an offensive on Kalavryta from multiple directions, while small groups of commandos infiltrated the city center. DSE had seized most of the city by noon, with the last defenders surrendering the following day. Following their victory at Kalavryta, DSE seized large amounts of food and military equipment. However, disagreements among DSE's commanding officers and underdeveloped logistics caused it to narrowly avoid encirclement, losing the spoils of the battle in the process. The Battle of Kalavryta was among DSE's most significant victories in the Peloponnese front.