Small war on the Yugoslav-Greek border (1945-1950)
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The Yugoslav aid to the Greek communists and insurgent Democratic
Army brought the relations between Belgrade and Athens to the verge of
breaking. Operation carried out in the frontier zone provoked numerous and
frequently dangerous incidents in which participated soldiers of the Greek National Army, of Democratic Army units and the frontier units of the Yugoslav
Army. In these clashes, were being killed or taken prisoners several tens of
soldiers. The air space in the frontier zone was violated, and in few cases the
civilian and military objects on the Yugoslav territory were attacked. There
were cases of desertion of the Yugoslav pilots, and cases of forced landing of
the Greek military aircraft, also a case of hijacking of a Greek civilian
aircraft. This dangerous state of affairs was discussed at the highest international level (OUN) and special committees were founded for inspection of violations of the frontier between the two countries. The discontinuation of the civil war in Greece, in the summer of 1949, created possibility for a gradual pacification of the situation. The Yugoslav breaking off with the other communist countries and her approaching the West led to the improvement of relations between Belgrade and Athens and stabilizing the situation on the frontier.
Army brought the relations between Belgrade and Athens to the verge of
breaking. Operation carried out in the frontier zone provoked numerous and
frequently dangerous incidents in which participated soldiers of the Greek National Army, of Democratic Army units and the frontier units of the Yugoslav
Army. In these clashes, were being killed or taken prisoners several tens of
soldiers. The air space in the frontier zone was violated, and in few cases the
civilian and military objects on the Yugoslav territory were attacked. There
were cases of desertion of the Yugoslav pilots, and cases of forced landing of
the Greek military aircraft, also a case of hijacking of a Greek civilian
aircraft. This dangerous state of affairs was discussed at the highest international level (OUN) and special committees were founded for inspection of violations of the frontier between the two countries. The discontinuation of the civil war in Greece, in the summer of 1949, created possibility for a gradual pacification of the situation. The Yugoslav breaking off with the other communist countries and her approaching the West led to the improvement of relations between Belgrade and Athens and stabilizing the situation on the frontier.
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