Battle at Nicosia Hospital

A street riot during the battle

Date	31 August 1956
Location	Cyprus
Result	EOKA success

Belligerents

United Kingdom

EOKA

Commanders and leaders

George Grivas

Strength

Casualties and losses

1 dead
2 injured

Cyprus Emergency

1 April Attacks (April 1955) Nicosia Cinema Bombing (May 1955) Police Station Attacks (June 1955) Kyrenia Castle Escape (Sept 1955) Battle of Famagusta (Nov 1955) Battle of the Pine (Nov 1955) Battle of Spilia (Dec 1955) Battle of Yialousa Battle at Nicosia Hospital (Aug 1956) Operation Lucky Alphonse (June 1956) Lepka Raid (April 1957) Battle of Lioepetri (Sept 1958)

The Battle of Nicosia Hospital was a military engagement during the Cyprus Emergency. The EOKA planned a raid to rescue Polycarpos Georkadjis, 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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