Liberation of Tirana
Significant military offensive in Albania during World War II / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Liberation of Tirana was a significant offensive during World War II in Albania. Albanian Partisans launched an attack on the German occupying forces in Tirana to free the capital city.
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Liberation of Tirana | |||||||
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Part of World War II in Albania | |||||||
Albanian Partisans marching in liberated Tirana | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
LANÇ | 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 |
5,000 300 tanks[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
127 killed 290 wounded |
140 killed or wounded[2] 300 POWs Equipment captured or destroyed: 25 artilleries 4 tanks 100 machine guns 200 vehicles 250 wagons |
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