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Maria Beikou on the mountain as a fighter during the Greek Civil War

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Description

During the Greek Civil War (1946-1949), many women participated in the armed movement, joining the Democratic Army of Greece (DSE). The resistance fighter and artist Maria Ferla-Beikou (1925-2011) was a ranking officer of the guerrilla army. In the photo, Maria Ferla Beikou (first from the left) as a fighter of the DSE (ASKI, Archive of Maria Beikou)

Creator
Unknown
Source/Rightsholder
ASKI
Rights
Creative Commons - Attribution, Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
Created
1949
Spatial
Greece
Life Story
Maria Ferla Beikou (1925-2011)
During the Greek Civil War (1946-1949), many women participated in the armed movement, joining the Democratic Army of Greece (DSE). The resistance fighter and artist Maria Ferla-Beikou (1925-2011) was a ranking officer of the guerrilla army. In the photo, Maria Ferla Beikou (first from the left) as a fighter of the DSE (ASKI, Archive of Maria Beikou)
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