The Battle of Nicosia Hospital was a military engagement during the
Cyprus Emergency
The Cyprus Emergency ( gr, Απελευθερωτικός Αγώνας της Κύπρου 1955–59), also known as the Greek Cypriot War of Independence or Cypriot War of Independence, was a conflict fought in British Cyprus between November 1 ...
. 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.
"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
References
Nicosia Hospital
Cyprus Emergency
August 1956 events in Europe
1956 in Cyprus
History of Nicosia
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