THE VILLAGE POŽAR IN THE GREEK CIVIL WAR (1946-1949)

Abstract

The ethnic Macedonian village Pozar in Aegean part of Macedonia was included in the Greek Civil War, particularly on the side of DAG. The village was settled only with ethnic Macedonians. During the War, in the area of Pozar, a lots of battles happened between the units of DAG and the regular greek army. Macedonians in this village gave many victims for their freedom and there is no family in Pozar which was not included with people in the War. Because of this, the greek government gave an orders to the regular army to destroy the Pozar or to force the Macedonians abandoning their homes and live the country. Despite the pressure and measures of ethnic cleaning from the Government in Athens, the village Pozar, even after the end of a Civil War was inhabited only with Macedonians with strongly national feelings.