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Units of the German army operating under Army Group F, led by Field Marshal Baron Maximilian von Weichs, invaded Albania on September 9 at 4AM, based on a plan formulated a mere three days prior. General Hubert Lanz commanded three divisions of the 21st Corps, which swiftly advanced through Albania. The invading forces encountered opposition ...
Ottoman conquest of Albania halted until 1479. The Ottomans are defeated in numerous battles by the Albanians, mostly under Skanderbeg. Albanian resistance weakens following the death of Skanderbeg in 1468. Krujë falls in 1478 after three previous failed sieges in 1450, 1466 and 1467. Shkodër falls in 1479. Albanian–Venetian War
Pages in category "Battles involving Albania" The following 78 pages are in this category, out of 78 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
The German Winter Offensive in Albania (1943–1944) (Albanian: Ofensiva Gjermane e Dimrit në Shqipëri; German: Deutsche Winteroffensive in Albanien), also known as the Winter Offensive (Albanian: Ofensiva e Dimrit; German: Winteroffensive) or the Winter campaign (Albanian: Fushata e Dimrit; German: Winterfeldzug), was a military campaign carried out by German forces during their occupation ...
The Eastern Front was a theatre of World War II which primarily involved combat between the nations and allies of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.Combat in the Eastern Front began with the two powers remaining peaceful towards each other, with the annexation of countries such as Albania and portions of Poland by Germany and its allies, and the annexation of Finland and the rest of Poland by ...
The Battles of Kika and Velegllava were fought first on 28 June 1944 and later again on 26 July 1944, during World War II, between Yugoslav Partisans and Balli Kombëtar forces, in the territory of German occupied Albania.
Germany: Commanders and leaders; Enver Hoxha Mehmet Shehu: Unknown : Units involved; Brigade I and Brigade VII (initially) 11 brigades in total (final stage) Unit 1: Strength; 15,000: 8,000+ 300 tanks [1] Casualties and losses; 127 killed 290 wounded: 2000 killed [2] 365 POWs the rest fled Equipment captured or destroyed: 25 artilleries 4 tanks ...
The chrome ore, magnesite and lignite mines and the oilfields present across Albania were under direct German control. [9] The most important ore reserves for the Wehrmacht in Albania were chrome ore. Chrome was found both in Old Albania and in Kosovo. In the former, there were chrome ore deposits in Kukës, Klos and Pogradec.