Capture of Korçë
| Capture of Korçë | |||||||||
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| Part of Italian second spring offensive, Greco-Italian War and Battle of Greece | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Cham Albanians |
Kingdom of Greece Supported by British Empire New Zealand | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Ugo Cavallero Carlo Geloso Alessandro Pirzio Biroli |
Alexandros Papagos Georgios Tsolakoglou Ioannis Pitsikas | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| The Anglo–Allied troops following the Battle of Athens retreated from Greece viva Operation Demon | |||||||||
The Capture of Korçë (Also known as Koritsa/Coriza) was a battle fought during the Greco-Italian War of 1940–41 in the town of Korçë in southern Albania between the defending Italian 9th Army and the retreating Anglo–Greek Army.