The fighting Hostile_encounter resulted in the defeat Conquering of the DSE by the Hellenic Army .

The war erupted Process_start in 1946 , when forces of former ELAS partisans who found Know shelter in their hideouts and were controlled Control by the KKE organized Arranging the DSE and its High Command headquarters .

The Communists formed Coming_to_be a provisional government in December 1947 and used Using the DSE as the military branch of this government .

Despite setbacks suffered Bodily_harm by government forces from 1946 to 1948 , they eventually won due to increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale American aid Assistance , the failure of the DSE to attract sufficient recruits , and the side-effects of the Tito–Stalin split of 1948 .