The Greek Civil War was the first proxy war of the Cold War, it was a two-stage conflict where the Greece Communist Party tried to overthrow the government. The first stage began in 1944 a few months before Germany’s Nazi occupation, in February of 1945 the Communist Party accepted defeat and disbanded their forces. The second stage began on March 30th 1946, two years after Greece became free from German Occupation is 1944. The war was between the Greek Government, who was backed by the U.K. and the United States, and the military branch of the Greece Communist Party(KKE), who was backed and funded by the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, and Albania. The war ended on October 16th 1949, the Greek Army defeated the communist and many of the remaining communist fled to Albania.
This is an example of a proxy war of the Cold War because the United States and the Soviet Union aided opposing sides. The U.S. feared communism and aided the Greek Government by giving them weapons and money. The Soviet Union aided the Greek Communist Party. Neither country sent troops or got involved in any direct warfare.
Sources:
"The Cold War Museum." Cold War Museum. Accessed November 28, 2017. http://www.coldwar.org/articles/40s/GreekCivilWar1945-1949.asp.
The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. "Greek Civil War." Encyclopædia Britannica. July 18, 2013. Accessed November 28, 2017. https://www.britannica.com/event/Greek-Civil-War.
This is an example of a proxy war of the Cold War because the United States and the Soviet Union aided opposing sides. The U.S. feared communism and aided the Greek Government by giving them weapons and money. The Soviet Union aided the Greek Communist Party. Neither country sent troops or got involved in any direct warfare.
Sources:
"The Cold War Museum." Cold War Museum. Accessed November 28, 2017. http://www.coldwar.org/articles/40s/GreekCivilWar1945-1949.asp.
The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. "Greek Civil War." Encyclopædia Britannica. July 18, 2013. Accessed November 28, 2017. https://www.britannica.com/event/Greek-Civil-War.