Editing Thasos (section)

===Modern era===
{{further|Axis occupation of Greece during World War II}}
[[File:Parelia am Fischerhafen C.jpg|thumb|Limenaria in 1950s]]

During the [[Axis powers|Axis]] occupation (April 1941{{snd}}October 1944) Thasos, along with the region of [[East Macedonia and Thrace]], was assigned by the Nazis to their [[Bulgaria]]n allies. The Bulgarian government renamed the island "Tasos" and closed its schools. Thasos' mountainous terrain facilitated resistance activity, mainly led by the left-wing [[National Liberation Front (Greece)|National Liberation Front]] (EAM). After the end of the war and the withdrawal of Axis troops in 1944, the island was caught up in the [[Greek Civil War]]. The leader of the communist naval faction, Sarantis Spintzos, was a native of Thasos.<ref>Κώστας Τσίμας, Σελίδες Ζωής: Αγώνες για την Ελευθερία και τη Δημοκρατία, 2004, σελίδες 36-40</ref> Skirmishes and [[Communism|communist]] guerilla attacks continued until 1950, almost a year after hostilities had ended on the Greek mainland.

In the post-war decades, another native of Thasos, Costas Tsimas, was to attain national recognition; a friend of Prime Minister [[Andreas Papandreou]], he was appointed Director of the [[National Intelligence Service (Greece)|National Intelligence Service]], the first civilian to hold that post.

[[Thasos (town)|Thasos]], the capital, informally known as Limenas, or "the port", is served by a ferry route to and from [[Keramoti]] a port close to [[Kavala International Airport]], and has the shortest possible crossing to the island.
Scala Prinos 20&nbsp;km south of Thassos town is served by a ferry route to and from [[Kavala]].