National Resistance Part of the Balkans Campaign of World War II and the Resistance against the Axis Powers Map of the Triple Occupation of Greece by Germany, Italy, and Bulgaria in 1941–44 Date April 1941 – October 1944 (until May 1945 in some Greek islands, including Crete) Location Greece Result Liberation in parts of the mainland and establishment of a "Free Greece" Support to the Allied Victory Rise of EAM/ELAS and first phase of the Greek Civil War Belligerents Germany Italy Bulgaria Hellenic State Greek Resistance supported by Greek government-in-exile United Kingdom and Allies Commanders and leaders Günther Altenburg Hermann Neubacher Walter Schimana Alexander Löhr Hellmuth Felmy Pellegrino Ghigi Carlo Geloso Andon Kalchev Georgios Tsolakoglou Konstantinos Logothetopoulos Ioannis Rallis Georgios Poulos Napoleon Zervas Georgios Kartalis Dimitrios Psarros Komninos Pyromaglou Kostas Perrikos Aris Velouchiotis Stefanos Sarafis Georgios Siantos Markos Vafiadis Andreas Tzimas Evripidis Bakirtzis Alexandros Svolos Eddie Myers Chris Woodhouse Patrick Leigh Fermor Bill Stanley Moss Units involved Wehrmacht Heer Waffen-SS Gestapo Security Battalions and other collaborators Italian Army Bulgarian Army Secessionist groups Vlach "Roman Legion" Ohrana Këshilla EDES/EOEA EAM/ELAS EKKA/5/42 Regiment EOK and many minor groups Greek Armed Forces in the Middle East British Mission in Greece (SOE)