Security Battalions
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The Security Battalions were Greek right-wing collaborationist paramilitary groups, formed during the Axis occupation of Greece during World War II in order to support the German occupation troops.
Men of the Security Battalions resting during an anti-partisan sweep in 1943. They are wearing the service uniform of the pre-war Evzones regiments.
Theodoros Pangalos, the driving force behind the Security Battalions' establishment
A member of the Security Battalions standing next to an hanged man.
Local cemetery in Meligalas for members of the Security Battalions executed by ELAS
Hellenic State (1941–1944)
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The Hellenic State was a Axis puppet state established during the Axis occupation in World War II; being an collaborator of Italy from 1941 to 1943 and of Nazi Germany from 1941 to 1944.
Security Battalions
…occupation of Greece during World War II in order to support the German occupation troops. The Security Battalions were raised on 7 April 1943 by the collaborationist Greek government of Ioannis Rallis. The driving force behind the Battalions' establishment was the Greek general and statesman Theodoros Pangalos, who saw them as a…
Georgios Tsolakoglou with Wehrmacht officers arrives at Macedonia Hall of Anatolia College in Thessaloniki, to sign the surrender (April 1941)
Temporary ID issued in occupied Athens by the Hellenic State, 1942.