Battle at Nicosia Hospital

Battle at Nicosia Hospital
	Part of the Cyprus Emergency
	; A street riot during the battle
Date	31 August 1956
Location	Nicosia, Cyprus
Result	EOKA victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom British Cyprus;	EOKA
Commanders and leaders
	Georgios Grivas
Strength
Unknown	6
Casualties and losses
	1 killed; 2 injured

The Battle of Nicosia Hospital was a military engagement during the Cyprus Emergency. The EOKA planned a raid to rescue Polykarpos Giorkatzis, an EOKA prisoner who had been transferred to hospital. The escape was successful, although the team suffered casualties.^[1]

References

↑ "Chapter 5 The events following the exile of Archbishop Makarios until his release from the Seychelles (9 March 1956 - 28 March 1957)", A history of the liberation struggle of EOKA (1955-1959) accessed 7 November 2013

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[1] "Chapter 5 The events following the exile of Archbishop Makarios until his release from the Seychelles (9 March 1956 - 28 March 1957)", A history of the liberation struggle of EOKA (1955-1959) accessed 7 November 2013

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