By this time ( July 1943 ) , the overall strength of the '' andartes '' was around 20-30,000 , with most belonging to the ELAS , newly under the command of General Stefanos Sarafis . EDES was limited in operations to Epirus , and EKKA operated in a small area in Central Greece . The Italian capitulation in September 1943 provided a windfall for the Resistance , as the Italian Army in many places simply disintegrated . Most Italian troops were swiftly disarmed and interned by the Germans , but on Cephalonia the '' Acqui '' Division resisted for about a week ( ELAS fighters joining them ) before being forced to surrender and subsequently massacred . In many places significant amounts of weaponry and equipment , as well as men , fell into the hands of the Resistance . The most spectacular case was that of the '' Pinerolo '' division and the '' '' Cavalry Regiment , which went completely over to the EAMite '' andartes ''
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Massacre of the Acqui Division
Greek Resistance