Democratic Army of Greece

Democratic Army of Greece Δημοκρατικός Στρατός Ελλάδας
Badge of the DSE. The letter Delta stands for Demokratia, meaning "Democracy" and "Republic"
Leaders	Nikos Zachariadis (Gen. Sec. of the KKE) Markos Vafiadis (military leader, President of the Provisional Government)
Dates of operation	1946–1949
Allegiance	KKE Democratic Government (from 1947)
Ideology	Communism Republicanism Left-wing nationalism Greek nationalism Minority rights Anti-fascism Anti-imperialism
Political position	Left-wing to far-left
Allies	Eastern Bloc  Albania  Bulgaria  Yugoslavia (until July 1949)
Opponents	Kingdom of Greece Hellenic Army Hellenic Gendarmerie  United Kingdom British Army  United States United States Army
Battles and wars	Greek Civil War Battle of Grammos

The Democratic Army of Greece (DAG; Greek: Δημοκρατικός Στρατός Ελλάδας - ΔΣΕ, romanized: Dimokratikós Stratós Elládas - DSE) was the army founded by the Communist Party of Greece during the Greek Civil War (1946–1949). At its height, it had a strength of around 50,000 men and women.

The DSE was backed up by the Popular Civil Guard (Λαϊκή Πολιτοφυλακή - ΛΠ), the Communist Party's security police force.