ΕΛΑΣ

Greek

Proper noun

ΕΛΑΣ • (ELAS)

  1. (history) ELAS (Ελληνικός Λαϊκός Απελευθερωτικός Στρατός); the Greek People's Liberation Army, the military arm of the left-wing National Liberation Front (ΕΑΜ) during the period of the Greek Resistance until February 1945
  2. Acronym of Ελληνική Αστυνομία (ΕΛληνική ΑΣτυνομία); the Hellenic Police.
    Often written as ΕΛ.ΑΣ.

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