Battle of Tirana and Kruja | |||||||
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Part of World War II in Albania | |||||||
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Unknown | 150–250 killed [2] 14 captured |
The Battle in the area of Tirana and Kruja (Albanian : Beteja E Tiranes dhe Kruje) took place between Albanian resistance fighters against Italian fascist occupiers of Albania. [3] [4]
On August 4, 1943, after the Mukje Conference, LANÇ and Balli Kombetar prepared for an operation against the Italian forces. [5] Albanian resistance forces began the operation with a strength of around 340 men, led by commander Abaz Kupi. [6] [7]
During the battles around 150-250 Italian soldiers died, 14 were captured and many of the supplies such as weapons and ammunition were captured by the Albanians. [4]