Italian invasion of Albania (1939) | |||||||||
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Part of Interwar period | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Italy | Albania | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Alfredo Guzzoni |
Zog I Mujo Ulqinaku † | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
40.000 600 aircraft 52 warships |
5,000-8.000 +10.000 with civil support 5 aircraft 3 torpedo boats | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
700 killed ~1.000 wounded | 160 dead |
The Italian Invasion of Albania Of 1939 (Italian ; Invasione Italiana Dell'Albania/Albanian ; Pushtimi Italian I Shqiperise) was a military campaign by Fascist Italy to Occupy Albania.