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Invasion of Albania

Italy · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records
1939–1941Date range
2Named people
3Places

Chronological records

1939

Victor Emmanuel III16 April 1939

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Succeeds as the King of Albania after the Italian occupation

1940

Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini30 December 1940

Valona · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The Italians cannot form a line of defence & the Greeks advance on Valona

1941

Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini19 January 1941

Berchtesgaden · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Mussolini discusses the Albanian and Greek fronts with Hitler and receives assurances of German support.

Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini19 January 1941

Klisura · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Italian forces stabilize parts of the Albanian front after months of Greek advances.

Names involved

Benito Amilicare Andrea MussoliniVictor Emmanuel III

Provenance

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