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The Italian invasion of Albania was a brief military campaign which was launched by Italy against Albania in 1939. The conflict was a result of the imperialistic policies of the Italian prime minister and dictator Benito Mussolini .
Reino de Albania; Invasión italiana de Albania; Usage on fi.wikipedia.org 1939; Albanian valtaus; Usage on fr.wikipedia.org Zog Ier; Invasion italienne de l'Albanie; Histoire de l'Albanie pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale; Usage on he.wikipedia.org הפלישה האיטלקית לאלבניה; Usage on id.wikipedia.org Angkatan Bersenjata Albania
According to d'Espèrey, the Port of Durrës, if not destroyed, would have served the evacuation of the Bulgarian and German armies, involved in World War I. [54] When the war ended on 11 November 1918, Italy's army had occupied most of Albania; Serbia held much of the country's northern mountains; Greece occupied a sliver of land within ...
1940 Albanian Kingdom Laissez Passer issued for traveling to Italy after the invasion of 1939. But, soon after the Italian invasion, the Greeks counter-attacked and a sizable portion of Albania was in Greek hands (including the cities of Gjirokastër and Korçë). In April 1941, Greece capitulated after an overwhelming German invasion.
The Italian Armed Forces committed 22,000 troops under General Alfredo Guzzoni to the invasion of Albania. [1] The main force, tasked with capturing the capital Tirana, was placed under the command of General Alfredo Guzzoni and was to be landed at Durrës; it consisted of two battalions of the 3rd Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna", one battalion of the 47th Infantry Regiment "Ferrara", five ...
Eligibility for the medal extended to personnel of the Italian Army, Regia Marina (English: Royal Navy), and Regia Aeronautica (English: Royal Air Force) and to merchant marine crews who took part in the invasion and occupation of the territory of the Albanian Kingdom between 7 and 16 April 1939, as well as to military and civilian personnel who supported the invading forces in Albania between ...
Italian troops landing in Trieste, 3 November 1918, after the victorious Battle of Vittorio Veneto. The Italian victory in this battle [27] [28] [29] marked the end of the war on the Italian Front, secured the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and contributed to the end of World War I just one week later. [30]
Zogu invasion of Albania (1924) Noli Government: Zogist rebels. Yugoslav Army White Army Support: Great Powers. Zogu Victory. Ahmet Zog coups the government of Fan Noli with the help of Yugoslav Army and Great Powers; Exile of Fan Noli; Italian invasion of Albania (1939) Kingdom of Albania: Kingdom of Italy: Defeat. Italian occupation of Albania