▁As ▁a ▁confirmed ▁Ven iz el ist ▁and ▁Republican , ▁he ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁from ▁the ▁army ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁failed ▁Republican ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁coup ▁attempt . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁A xis ▁Occ up ation ▁of ▁Greece , ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁R AN ▁resistance ▁group , ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁he ▁fled ▁to ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁and ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁of ▁the ▁Greek ▁government ▁in ▁ex ile . ▁He ▁also ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁Leb anon ▁conference ▁of ▁all ▁Greek ▁resistance ▁and ▁political ▁fa ctions . ▁With ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist - control led ▁National ▁Liber ation ▁Front ▁to ▁a ▁dominant ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁Greek ▁Res istance , ▁Vent ir is , ▁like ▁many ▁other ▁Ven iz el ist ▁officers , ▁increasing ly ▁moved ▁to ▁right - wing ▁and ▁pro - mon arch ical ▁views . ▁In ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁Greece , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁anti - comm un ist ▁" O ffic ers ' ▁League ", ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁major ▁political ▁group ings ▁within ▁the ▁Army . ▁Despite ▁his ▁ar dent ▁anti - comm un ism , ▁as ▁an ▁ex - L iber al ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁rare ▁figure ▁among ▁the ▁royal ist ▁army ▁leadership , ▁and ▁was ▁often ▁the ▁target ▁of ▁right - wing ▁newsp apers ▁for ▁his ▁former ▁Republican ▁views . ▁▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as