In September 1949, defending which two key positions in northern Greece did DSE divisions hold before retreating to Albania?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Grammos and Vitsi
- Step 1: By September 1949, the main body of DSE divisions defending Grammos and Vitsi, the two key positions in northern Greece for the DSE, had retreated to Albania. Answer: Grammos and Vitsi. Why not the others: "Mount Olympus" was an early guerrilla stronghold but not the site of the final 1949 civil war offensive; "Mount Taygetus" sheltered small local communist partisan bands in the Peloponnese eliminated earlier in 1949; "Mount Parnassus" was controlled by government forces and cleared of insurgent activity by late 1948.
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